The Office of the Solicitor General has not decided whether to appeal a stay freezing the Department of Labor’s latest attempt to expand fiduciary duty.
A second federal judge granted a stay of the effective date Friday halting the Department of Labor’s Retirement Security Rule until the full case can be heard.
One day after a Texas judge granted a preliminary injunction freezing its current fiduciary rule, a DOL spokesperson said regulators continue to believe in the strategy.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is supporting plaintiffs asking a Texas judge for an injunction to halt a Department of Labor fiduciary rule from taking effect.
A lawsuit filed by nine industry trade associations against the latest Department of Labor fiduciary rule will be heard by a Texas judge with a reputation for vacating federal rules.
An industry trade group formally requested a preliminary injunction from a Texas federal court Tuesday to freeze the Department of Labor’s Retirement Security Rule.