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.
Ask the Experts | August 20th, 2024 Can a Plan Sponsor Waive Account Fees for Small Accounts? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
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 | November 22nd, 2023 Cornell Ruling Widens Circuit Court Split on ERISA Fiduciary Question Appellate courts have different interpretation of prohibited transaction rules under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, paving the way for...
Compliance | June 12th, 2023 Legal Complaint Targets Pfizer 401(k) Plan Committee, Board The class action proposal seeks to recover retirement plan losses allegedly caused by fiduciary breaches leading to ‘unreasonable’ fees.
Compliance | May 11th, 2023 University of Vermont Medical Center Plan Sued for ERISA Breaches The university medical center’s retirement plan failed to disclose revenue sharing or float income and caused workers to pay excessive...
Benefits | May 1st, 2023 ERISA Lawsuit Against Kellogg Dismissed The retirement plan lawsuit, originally filed in 2020, alleged fiduciary breaches committed by the ERISA finance and administrative plan committee.
Compliance | April 3rd, 2023 Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Association Agrees to Settle ERISA Case for $3.3 Million The lawsuit against the CCB multiple employer plan needs court approval to finalize settlement.
Compliance | December 22nd, 2022 Xerox Reaches $4.1 Million Preliminary Settlement in Excessive Fee Lawsuit The settlement in principle is pending court approval.
Compliance | August 4th, 2020 $10M Settlement Reached in NRECA ERISA Litigation Beyond the cash reimbursement to the plan, the settlement requires regular fee studies and a recordkeeping RFP process at least...
Compliance | July 21st, 2020 Koch Industries Charged With Excessive Recordkeeping Fees The plaintiffs suggest the firm’s fiduciary failures were either from lack of a prudent process or from interest in getting...
Compliance | June 11th, 2020 Excessive Recordkeeping Fees Alleged in KeyCorp ERISA Challenge The complaint alleges that KeyCorp has failed to take advantage of recordkeeping market competition and the associated drop in average...