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Breach of Duty Retirement

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

Stick to the (ERISA) Plan

The backbone of a fiduciary’s duties is the written plan document: understanding the key terms and adhering to them provides a bulwark against fiduciary breach. ERISA Sections 402(a)(1) and 404(a)(1)(d) require that every...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Paychex sued over distribution checks

Paychex is fighting a lawsuit by a participant claiming their distribution check was stolen in New York state court....more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Beware Of The Dark Side Of The 401(k) Business

I grew up in New York City and the City of today isn’t like it was when I grew up. They called it Fun City and not because it was fun unless you thought crime was fun. I remember going to take a Washington D.C. bus (because...more

Jones Day

Another 401(k) Plan Sponsor Faces Novel Suit Regarding its Use of Forfeiture Funds

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The Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") plaintiffs' bar has found a new way to allege that 401(k) plan sponsors have breached their fiduciary duty....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

ERISA Litigation Roundup: 401(k) Fee Suits Tossed for Pleading Deficiencies Is Positive Trend for Plan Fiduciaries

A judge in the Eastern District of Wisconsin recently issued a trio of decisions on the same day, which tossed suits alleging 401(k) plan mismanagement because all three complaints contained insufficient pleadings that did...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

SeaWorld Litigation will continue

A class action lawsuit brought by former SeaWorld employees that alleged participants in the SWBG LLC 401(k) plan were harmed will continue. The former employees’ arguments sustained the fiduciary breach of the duty of...more

Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Cybersecurity Considerations for Retirement Plan Sponsors

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On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by Nichole Labott, managing director at SageView Advisory Group, to discuss the importance of proper cybersecurity for retirement...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Employee Benefit Plan Review – From the Courts

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Second Circuit Affirms Decision Rejecting ERISA Claims for Retiree Health Benefits The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed a district court’s decision dismissing claims under the Employee Retirement...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Monitoring ERISA Investment Fiduciaries

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Fiduciaries of employee benefit plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) that appoint investment managers (“Appointing Fiduciaries”) will be interested in the opinion of the...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The Rosenbaum Law Firm Review - January 2017

Concepts You May Not Be Aware Of As A 401(k) Plan Sponsor. Quite a few things out there. As a child, I was never taught the birds and the bees. I was actually handed some cartoon book from my parents when I was...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - January 2017

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Editor’s Overview - In 2016, we saw a considerable uptick in the number and variety of excessive fee lawsuits commenced against plan fiduciaries of defined contribution plans. We begin the year by taking a look at these...more

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District Court Dismisses 401(k) Plan Investment Claims Against Chevron Fiduciaries

A federal district court in California granted defendants’ motion to dismiss claims asserted by Chevron 401(k) plan participants that the plan fiduciaries breached their ERISA fiduciary duties by selecting underperforming...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

U.S. Supreme Court Changes Fiduciary Rules for Retirement Plans with Employer Stock

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision affects fiduciaries of retirement plans that have investments in employer stock. In the decision, the Supreme Court held that a retirement plan fiduciary is not entitled to a presumption...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

New Fiduciary Rule Delayed

The Department of Labor (DOL) just announced that they were delaying the implementation of a new fiduciary rule for retirement plans and individual retirement accounts. They claim it will be released in 2015. How many years...more

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