Compliance December 13th, 2021 Will the Supreme Court Give Plan Sponsors Any Relief From Excessive Fee Lawsuits? They haven’t gotten any solutions so far from lower courts, but a high court ruling could affect the number of...
Compliance December 9th, 2021 Northwestern University Supreme Court Argument Analysis Two expert attorneys who listened to this week’s oral arguments in Hughes v. Northwestern University say they would “rather be...
Compliance December 8th, 2021 Exelon Faced With ERISA Excessive Fee Suit The lawsuit claims Exelon used proprietary funds with excessive fees and allowed participants to pay excessive fees for recordkeeping and...
Compliance December 3rd, 2021 ERISA Suit Dismissal Shows How Claims Can Fall Short The district court accepted a magistrate judge’s recommendation and dismissed the case based on the plaintiffs’ failure to state an...
Compliance November 24th, 2021 Plaintiffs File ERISA Excessive Fee Lawsuit Against VCA The lawsuit claims the veterinary hospital network’s retirement plan, which has more than $500 million in assets, should have paid lower fees for recordkeeping and administrative services.
Compliance November 19th, 2021 Latest Capozzi Adler ERISA Suit Targets Olin Corp. The allegations in the new lawsuit are familiar, suggesting the plan fiduciaries permitted the payment of excessive recordkeeping and investment...
Compliance November 18th, 2021 Some Claims Dismissed in LinkedIn Excessive Fee Suit However, the judge has granted the plaintiffs leave to amend the ERISA complaint.
Compliance November 18th, 2021 The Fiduciary Insurance Market Crunch Matters for Everyone In a Q&A with PLANADVISER, expert benefits attorney Erin Turley points to a critical emerging challenge for the retirement plan...
Compliance November 16th, 2021 Defendants in Outdated Mortality Table Suit Agree to Benefit Recalculations The suit against fiduciaries of a Huntington Ingalls Industries pension plan has reached a settlement that includes a $2.8 million payment.
Compliance November 11th, 2021 Mercy Health Plan Fiduciaries to Pay $3.9 Million to Settle Lawsuit The defendants will also retain an independent consultant to review investments and fees, according to the settlement agreement.
Compliance November 9th, 2021 Kroger Faces ERISA Recordkeeping Fee Lawsuit Fiduciaries of the grocery chain’s 401(k) plan are accused of allowing unreasonably high fees for recordkeeping services and failing to...
Compliance November 1st, 2021 KPMG Faces ERISA Lawsuit in New Jersey The audit and tax advisory firm is accused of permitting the payment of excessive investment and administrative fees within its...
Compliance October 26th, 2021 Walgreen Co. Agrees to Settle Suit Challenging Underperforming TDFs The challenged target-date funds have already been taken out of the plan, and the defendants have agreed to pay $13.75...
Compliance October 22nd, 2021 GKN Latest to Face Scrutiny Over GoalMaker Service Though its GoalMaker portfolio management solution features prominently in the plaintiffs’ allegations, Prudential is not a party in the case.
Compliance October 20th, 2021 Taxpayers Association Seeks Supreme Court Review of ERISA Pre-emption Case The plaintiffs in the case believe California should not be permitted to operate the CalSavers Retirement Savings Program on the...
Compliance October 20th, 2021 Settlement in Dignity Health Church Plan Lawsuit Gets Preliminary Approval Given a third shot, a judge found the parties finally got the settlement terms right.
Compliance October 19th, 2021 Cumulus Media Granted Summary Judgment in 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit A court found a separation agreement signed by the plaintiff when his employment with the company terminated precludes the lawsuit.
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