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Wells Fargo Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial

Hole in the Bottle… Employer Considerations After Another Lawsuit Against an Employer Health Plan

Last week, former Wells Fargo employees filed a class action lawsuit against Wells Fargo and its health plan fiduciaries alleging that Wells Fargo’s self-funded health plan violated ERISA by paying its pharmacy benefits...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Wells Fargo to fork over $32.5 million in ERISA case

Wells Fargo is the latest 401(k) plan provider to settle on a class-action case on their own plan....more

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Ninth Circuit: ERISA Does Not Bar Forum Selection Clauses

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Aligning itself with other circuit courts that have ruled on the issue, the Ninth Circuit recently held that ERISA does not bar forum selection clauses in benefit plans. The background of the case and the Ninth Circuit’s...more

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Court of Appeals Affirms “Paternalistic” Breach of Fiduciary Duties

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The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently affirmed a Minnesota district court’s dismissal of a claim against Wells Fargo & Company (Wells Fargo) under ERISA. A former employee had alleged Wells Fargo breached...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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When it comes to the big (tech) 5, investors are cheering on their massive gains even as they nervously look around the corner for the dreaded market correction....more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Loyal Starwood pointers have been waiting anxiously to hear what the hotel brand’s merger with Marriott will mean for their coveted reward system. They’ll have to wait a bit longer, but here are a lot of answers to other...more

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What Does the Trust Requirement of ERISA Mean?

ERISA requires that plan assets be held in trust so that they are protected from claims of the employer. With pension plans, it is generally easy to determine when assets become plan assets and when they should be held in...more

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Class Action Round-Up: Summer 2015

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The big news this quarter is the U.S. Supreme Court’s acceptance of Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, an employment case likely to have major ramifications across the whole spectrum of class action litigation. The Court is set...more

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