Compliance | September 7th, 2021 District Court Roundly Rejects Oshkosh ERISA Challenge The court said that a plan’s mere underperformance, absent any specific allegations of imprudence, is not actionable.
Compliance | September 3rd, 2021 Former Fiduciary Sanctioned Over Illegal Transaction The Department of Labor says the fiduciary diverted tens of millions of dollars in plan assets for their own personal...
Ask the Experts | August 31st, 2021 Why Does a 457(b) Plan Not Need Fidelity Bond Coverage? Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Compliance | August 27th, 2021 Chamber of Commerce Says Cookie-Cutter Excessive Fee Suits Harm Participants After pointing out the flaws in excessive fee allegations and what it says is the real motivation for the lawsuits,...
Compliance | August 23rd, 2021 Court Tosses PNC Excessive Recordkeeping Fee Suit The plaintiffs have already filed an amended complaint after a judge found that their allegations were insufficient to state a...
Compliance | August 20th, 2021 Lawsuit Says Baptist Health South Florida Didn’t Follow IPS The claims are typical of excessive fee lawsuits, but the plaintiffs’ lawyers attempt to cover their bases by addressing issues...
Compliance | August 19th, 2021 Court in DST Systems Case Rejects Settlements While Certifying Class The long-running case, in which investment adviser Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb is also a defendant, concerns investments of retirement plan...
Compliance | August 18th, 2021 Court Finds Board Approval Not Needed for Exec to Get SERP Benefits Although it was a longstanding practice for the trustees of the Young Adult Institute to vote on executives’ entry into...
Compliance | August 17th, 2021 Court Revives Part of NYU ERISA Suit An appellate court found the district court erred in dismissing claims related to the use of higher-cost share classes and...
Compliance | August 17th, 2021 Lack of Revenue Sharing Questioned in ERISA Lawsuit Retirement plan fiduciary breach lawsuits question the use of revenue sharing far more commonly than they criticize its absence.
Compliance | August 17th, 2021 Xerox Faces ERISA Excessive Fee Suit The plaintiffs claim recordkeeping expenses more than doubled during the time Xerox Corp. used its affiliated recordkeeper.
Compliance | August 16th, 2021 Plaintiffs Say SeaWorld Plan Paid Excessive Fees Plan fiduciaries are also accused of "failing to offer and retain a diverse pool of investment funds in accordance with...
Compliance | August 13th, 2021 Amway ERISA Lawsuit Gets Green Light The defense’s dismissal motion has been met with skepticism by the presiding district court.
Compliance | August 11th, 2021 Law Group Asks Court to Narrow Standing for Plaintiffs in ERISA Suit In an amicus brief in support of Universal Health Services, the foundation argues that a district court missed the mark...
Compliance | August 9th, 2021 What Comes Next With ESG Regulations? The regulatory outlook for retirement plan sponsors looking to implement environmental, social and governance themed investments has been complicated, but...
Products | August 5th, 2021 Tool Helps Plan Sponsors Keep Track of Their Fiduciary Duties The FORT tool helps plan sponsors understand what fiduciary responsibilities they retain when they delegate some duties to an adviser...
Compliance | August 4th, 2021 Plaintiffs in Excessive Fee Suit Overcome Hurdles to Move the Case Forward The participants’ claims regarding Omnicom’s continued use of an active TDF suite were found plausible, and a judge left until...
Compliance | July 30th, 2021 Great-West Defendants Prevail in Appeal of Fee Challenge Affirming a lower court ruling in its entirety, the 10th Circuit found that plaintiffs neither present evidence establishing the outer...
Compliance | July 26th, 2021 Medical System’s Retirement Plans Target of Excessive Fee Lawsuit The suit claims the use of an asset allocation solution for the medical system’s 401(a) and 403(b) plans funneled participant...
Compliance | July 22nd, 2021 5th Circuit Ruling Backs American Airlines in ERISA Suit The ruling represents a legal win for American Airlines in a lawsuit alleging it provided a poorly performing capital preservation...