"[This] decision departs from recent district court rulings that have been more receptive to participants' challenges to wellness-program surcharges ... Those courts deferred to the [DOL's] interpretation requiring retroactive reimbursement. The Rhode Island court, by contrast, rejected such deference under the anti-parroting doctrine and sided with employers. The case underscores the growing judicial split over how far ERISA's wellness-program rules extend and whether agency interpretations in preambles are binding." [Williams v. Bally's Management Group, LLC, No. 25-00147 (D.R.I. Nov. 4, 2025)  MORE >>