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Judge Orders Labor Department to Reconsider “Working Owner” Definition

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. Department of Labor may settle the Data Marketing Partnership lawsuit over employee-health-plan status.
A Texas district judge called the Labor Department’s 2020 advisory opinion arbitrary and capricious.
The 5th Circuit upheld the ruling but ordered reconsideration of the ‘working owner’ definition.
Insurers seek double-digit ACA premium hikes as healthier members exit exchanges.
Maryland commissioner Marie Grant warned settlement could hamper states and raise premiums.

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U.S. Department of Labor may settle the Data Marketing Partnership lawsuit over employee-health-plan status.
A Texas district judge called the Labor Department’s 2020 advisory opinion arbitrary and capricious.
The 5th Circuit upheld the ruling but ordered reconsideration of the ‘working owner’ definition.
Insurers seek double-digit ACA premium hikes as healthier members exit exchanges.
Maryland commissioner Marie Grant warned settlement could hamper states and raise premiums.