Tag: ERISA

Discussion of 401(k) litigation often fails to draw important distinctions between different ERISA standards that pertain to fiduciary prudence and controlling plan costs, according to one reader of...

After agreeing with a district court that employees sold from Anheuser-Busch's controlled group of companies deserve enhanced pension benefits, the 8th Circuit remanded the case back to the...

The Department of Labor is seeking to offer assurance to advisers that it does not intend to enforce the fiduciary rule slated for implementation April 10, even if...

While several church plan challenges wait on SCOTUS review, another has been settled.

An ERISA lawsuit filed against TIAA by employees of the University of Chicago and Nova Southeastern University has been dismissed by a federal judge, who ruled TIAA should...

All three lawsuits filed in New York district court argue the company improperly favored its own investment options within the retirement plan offered to workers; the firm flatly...

The two firms collaborated to launch ClearFit, a turnkey solution for small plans which combines Morgan Stanley fiduciary and investment services with Ascensus administration.

GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate suggests it is a federal government overreach for DOL to encourage or require states to offer workplace retirement savings programs for...

JPMorgan Chase Bank is now the target of another ERISA challenge against its own 401(k) plan, this one leveling many of the same complaints against the company found...

Even if the DOL leadership under President Trump declines to enforce a strict fiduciary standard, private litigators will undoubtedly pick up any slack if the administration fails to...

The underlying complaint suggests the retention of American Century's proprietary mutual funds in its own 401(k) has cost plan participants millions of dollars in excess fees.

The Reporting and Disclosure Guide for Employee Benefit Plans was prepared by the IRS as a quick reference tool for certain basic reporting and disclosure requirements under ERISA...

The new leadership at Department of Labor has published the rulemaking through which it hopes to delay the strict conflict of interest rules championed by the previous administration...

The long-running fight over the fiduciary rule took another (symbolic) step forward this week—but still there is little clarity as to what may unfold prior to the first...

The underlying stock drop litigation had already seen multiple rulings from a New York district court and the 2nd Circuit. 

Federal agencies and initiatives carry significant momentum and must be redirected carefully, but forcefully, by any incoming president.

Speakers from the DOL will discuss basic fiduciary do’s and don’ts associated with operating an employer-sponsored retirement plan. 

Whoever takes on the role of DOL Secretary will be tasked with overseeing the Trump administration’s response to the forthcoming fiduciary rule reforms. 

A look at the retirement plan run by CKE Restaurants offers some food for thought about why the company's CEO, Andrew Puzder, backed away from the post of...

The plaintiff argues she was improperly fired to prevent her from fully vesting in pension and retirees healthcare benefits.