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Labor Department's EBSA updates FY2026 enforcement priorities to focus on cybersecurity, mental health benefits, and other areas

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EBSA's national enforcement projects list designates and prioritizes investigations in the listed areas.

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) updated its national enforcement projects for fiscal year 2026, refocusing investigators on priorities intended to protect participants and beneficiaries. New priorities include cybersecurity, barriers to mental health and substance use disorder benefits, protecting benefit distributions, retirement asset management, surprise billing, and criminal abuse of contributory plans. EBSA removed Employee Stock Ownership Plans from the national list and will reduce focus on missing participants because of the Retirement Savings Lost and Found Database, while continuing efforts against abusive MEWAs.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration announced on Jan. 15, 2026 that it revised its FY2026 national enforcement projects and will prioritize investigations of cybersecurity; barriers to mental health and substance use disorder benefits; protecting benefit distributions; retirement asset management; surprise billing; and criminal abuse of contributory benefit plans. The Jan. 15, 2026 DOL news release lists those priority areas verbatim, and EBSA’s enforcement webpage reflects the same updated national projects. Verdict: True — the claim accurately reflects EBSA’s official announcement and guidance.

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  1. Update · Jan 16, 2026, 03:07 AMTrue
    The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration announced on Jan. 15, 2026 that it revised its FY2026 national enforcement projects and will prioritize investigations of cybersecurity; barriers to mental health and substance use disorder benefits; protecting benefit distributions; retirement asset management; surprise billing; and criminal abuse of contributory benefit plans. The Jan. 15, 2026 DOL news release lists those priority areas verbatim, and EBSA’s enforcement webpage reflects the same updated national projects. Verdict: True — the claim accurately reflects EBSA’s official announcement and guidance.
  2. Original article · Jan 15, 2026
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