Compliance October 15th, 2025 Former Employees Accuse Duke of Misusing Forfeitures Former employees allege that Duke University chose not to use forfeited funds to reduce retirement plan expenses, even though contributions...
Compliance September 29th, 2025 Capital One Settles Plan Forfeiture Case Like similar cases, Capital One was accused of mismanaging its 401(k) plan by using plan forfeitures to reduce contributions.
Compliance September 23rd, 2025 Forfeiture Complaint Against WillScot Dismissed An Arizona judge dismissed all but one of the claims in a 401(k) plan forfeiture complaint against WillScot Holdings Corp.
Compliance August 21st, 2025 Plaintiffs Appeal 401(k) Forfeiture Case Against Honeywell A day after a federal district court dismissed a 401(k)-plan forfeiture complaint suit against plan sponsor Honeywell International, plaintiffs appealed...
Compliance August 15th, 2025 District Court Denies Bank of America’s Motion to Dismiss 401(k) Forfeitures Case U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn Jr. rejected Bank of America’s argument that its decisions were made in a “settlor capacity”...
Compliance August 14th, 2025 District Court Rules ERISA Claims Against Amentum, DynCorp Can Proceed The government contractors are facing excessive-fee allegations, but a federal judge dismissed complaints about their improper use of forfeitures.
Compliance August 5th, 2025 Lawsuit Against Siemens Over Forfeiture Use Dismissed The complaint, filed last year, alleged Siemens violated ERISA by using forfeitures “in its own interest,” rather than in the...
Compliance July 25th, 2025 Plan Forfeiture Complaint Filed Against Aldi Tries New Allegation Filing after the Department of Labor’s amicus brief in a similar case, Illinois plaintiffs allege that the grocery company violated...
Compliance July 11th, 2025 DOL Files Amicus Brief in Support of Companies in 401(k) Plan Forfeiture Complaints In filing an amicus brief to an appeal involving HP Inc., the Department of Labor offered guidance on an issue...
Compliance June 24th, 2025 401(k) Forfeiture Complaint Against Wells Fargo Dismissed The District of Minnesota ruling, released June 18, closely resembled the dismissal of an ERISA complaint against J.P. Morgan on...
Compliance June 12th, 2025 Second Lawsuit Filed Against Cigna Over 401(k) Plan Forfeitures A separate lawsuit also alleging misuse of plan forfeitures was filed against the health care company in May, as similar...
Compliance May 20th, 2025 Lawsuit Filed Against UnitedHealth Alleging Misuse of Forfeited 401(k) Plan Assets The plaintiffs include four current and former employees who intend to represent more than 250,000 plan participants.
Compliance May 19th, 2025 Forfeiture Lawsuit Filed Against Cigna; Intuit Reaches Settlement The Cigna Group is the latest company accused of mismanaging the forfeited funds in its 401(k) plan, and software company...
Compliance May 9th, 2025 Forfeitures Class Action Against Kaiser Foundation Dismissed A federal judge in the Central District of California dismissed the claim that the plan sponsor’s use of forfeited assets...
Compliance May 5th, 2025 Judge Finds in Favor of Knight-Swift in 401(k) Forfeiture Case The district court determined that the plaintiffs failed to state a viable ERISA claim, the latest action in a flurry...
Compliance January 3rd, 2025 Amazon Employees File 401(k) Plan Forfeiture Complaint in Federal Court The online retail giant joins more than 30 plan sponsors accused of mismanaging participant forfeitures for its own gain.
Compliance November 8th, 2024 BMO Financial Next Up in Plan Forfeiture Legal Complaints BMO received a complaint alleging its plan committee breached ERISA by using forfeited plan assets to benefit the company, not...
Compliance November 5th, 2024 Clorox Wins 1st Round in 401(k) Plan Forfeiture Lawsuit A federal judge called the plaintiff’s claims ‘impermissibly broad,’ but gave the plaintiff a chance to submit a revised complaint.
Compliance September 9th, 2024 BAE Beats 401(k) Plan Forfeiture Suit A federal judge in Virginia dismissed a proposed class action, marking one win for defendants amid a slew of recent...
Compliance December 15th, 2023 Clorox Seeks Dismissal of 401(k) Forfeiture Complaint The company argues in the filing that its fiduciaries followed IRS guidance on how unused retirement assets can be used.