Compliance | September 3rd, 2024 Salesforce Settles a Pair of 401(k) Excessive Fee Suits The $1.3 million settlement pertains to litigation from 2020 and 2024 against the $5 billion retirement plan.
Compliance | August 27th, 2024 Siemens Targeted in New Forfeiture Lawsuit The technology and manufacturing company is the latest accused of misusing forfeited retirement funds to pay for future employer contributions.
Compliance | August 20th, 2024 Nordstrom Suit, HP Revival Add to 401(k) Forfeiture Cases A Wagner Law Group attorney says plan sponsors should review their plan documents, as Nordstrom is the latest employer challenged...
Compliance | August 13th, 2024 401(k) Forfeiture Lawsuits Continue to Advance Lawsuits against Bank of America, Intuit and Qualcomm alleging improper use of forfeited plan funds are all either under consideration...
Compliance | August 8th, 2024 Tyson Foods Defeats 401(k) Lawsuit Alleging Excessive Recordkeeping Fees Employees had accused the company of overcharging participants for bundled recordkeeper fees and failing to solicit competitive bids for lower-fee...
Compliance | August 6th, 2024 11th Circuit Sides With Home Depot in 401(k) Excessive Fee Lawsuit Workers claiming Home Depot mismanaged their 401(k) plan investments saw the district court decision in Home Depot’s favor affirmed on...
Compliance | June 25th, 2024 PNC Wins ERISA 401(k) Excessive-Fee Lawsuit A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled that an expert witness to the plaintiffs was unreliable, dismissing the argument that the plan...
Compliance | June 24th, 2024 AI’s Role in ERISA Lawsuit Selection Plaintiffs' attorneys have the potential to use AI to identify and speed case selection.
Compliance | June 13th, 2024 Wells Fargo Targeted in New 401(k) Forfeiture Lawsuit A former employee alleges that the San Francisco-based company violated its fiduciary duties by using forfeited plan assets to reduce...
Investing | November 30th, 2023 Fear of Litigation Causes Plan Sponsors to Pare Down Investment Menu Reacting to cases citing the ‘inappropriateness’ of certain investments, many large plan sponsors have eliminated volatile asset classes from their...
Investing | November 8th, 2023 Navigating ESG: the Informed ESG Investor In an uncertain regulatory environment, panelists discussed considerations for plan sponsors when evaluating whether to put ESG funds into an...
Compliance | June 14th, 2023 ERISA Lawsuit Against Advance Publications Dismissed, Pending Amended Complaint A federal judge dismissed all counts in the suit brought by a former 401(k) plan participant, but the plaintiff may...
Compliance | May 26th, 2023 ERISA Lawsuit Against O’Reilly Automotive Dismissed Six former employees lost their lawsuit against the auto parts company, that claimed it allowed 401(k) participants to pay excessive...
Compliance | March 15th, 2023 LinkedIn Settles 401(k) Excessive Fee Complaint for $6.75 Million The social media company has agreed to pay participants in a class action case who alleged it did not shop...
Data and Research | May 1st, 2018 Report Lays Out Causes and Consequences of ERISA Lawsuits The rise in lawsuits is prompting more sponsors to turn to lower-cost index funds—and could prevent them from offering lifetime...