Compliance | March 31st, 2025 ESOPs Face Scrutiny Over Cash Holdings in Recent Lawsuits Plan fiduciaries have been accused of failing to prudently invest cash held in employee stock ownership plan trusts in recent...
Compliance | March 18th, 2025 JPMorgan Sued for Including ‘Underperforming’ Stable Value Fund in 401(k) Menu The company was accused of using an in-house stable value investment that underperforms competitors.
Compliance | February 21st, 2025 Empower Accused of Misusing Participant Data, Cross-Selling in Recent Lawsuit Former participants of insurance company Swiss Re’s retirement plan also accused the firm of allowing the plan to pay excessive...
Compliance | February 10th, 2025 Churchill Holdings Settles ESOP Lawsuit Former employees claimed the company’s CEO converted plan assets for his and his company’s own use and benefit.
Compliance | January 23rd, 2025 JPMorgan Hit With 401(k) Forfeiture Lawsuit The banking giant is the latest company to face litigation over its use of forfeited 401(k) assets.
Compliance | January 14th, 2025 Sentara Healthcare Sued Over ‘Underperforming’ Stable Value Investment Option Its 403(b) plan committee was accused of failing to monitor its investment in a stable value investment product offered by...
Compliance | November 18th, 2024 Capital One Faces Latest 401(k) Forfeiture Lawsuit The banking company has been accused of using forfeited funds for its own benefit by funding future employer contributions.
Compliance | October 30th, 2024 Coca-Cola Southwest Faces Lawsuit Over Forfeitures, Target-Date Funds The soda distributor was accused of offering a suite of ‘underperforming’ target-date funds in its 401(k) plan, as well as...
Compliance | October 24th, 2024 Judge Dismisses Pfizer 401(k) Plan Fee Lawsuit The pharmaceutical company was accused of charging unreasonable recordkeeping and administrative fees in a complaint filed last year.
Compliance | October 22nd, 2024 6th Circuit Revives Kellogg Excessive Fee Case Over Arbitration Clause Dispute The appeals court ruled that a Michigan district court wrongly dismissed the lawsuit in April 2023 in favor of arbitration.
Compliance | October 11th, 2024 Parties in Pentegra MEP Lawsuit Decline Presence of Advisory Jury at Upcoming Trial A final pretrial conference for the case is scheduled for November 26.
Compliance | September 24th, 2024 Federal Court in California Grants Dismissal of Thermo Fisher 401(k) Forfeiture Suit A participant in Thermo Fisher’s 401(k) plan accused the employer and its pension committee of violating ERISA by using forfeited...
Compliance | August 30th, 2024 Home Depot Sued Over Use of Plan Forfeitures The home improvement retailer is the latest company accused of using forfeited 401(k) funds for its own benefit, instead of...
Compliance | August 29th, 2024 DOL Supports Retirees’ Appeal to Revive Lawsuit Against IBM The Department of Labor backed an appeal by IBM retirees to reopen a lawsuit against the firm for allegedly using...
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 | May 1st, 2024 Alcoa Corp. Faces Lawsuit Over PRT Deal with Athene This is the third case that law firm Schlichter Bogard LLP has brought against a company following a pension risk...
Compliance | March 19th, 2024 AT&T Faces 2nd Lawsuit Over PRT Deal; Utility Motion to Dismiss Rejected In two separate cases, AT&T is once again a target for a pension risk transfer it conducted with Athene, and...
Compliance | March 13th, 2024 AT&T Sued Over 2023 Pension Risk Transfer with Athene Annuity and Life Retirees alleged that AT&T shifted its pension responsibilities for 96,000 participants to a ‘risky’ insurance company, according to the lawsuit.
Compliance | January 22nd, 2024 DOL Suit Retires Maine Excavator’s 401(k) Plan Maine federal judge approves agreement reached between the Department of Labor and a Maine excavation company that was shuttered in...
Compliance | October 10th, 2023 GE Agrees to Pay Record $61M to Settle 401(k) Lawsuit The settlement is considered the ‘largest ever’ in a lawsuit alleging mismanagement of a retirement plan’s in-house funds, according to...