After a brief hiatus, Proskauer's ERISA Newsletter is back with a brand new look. We hope you like it and find it is easier to navigate. In addition to implementing our new format, we have moved to a quarterly publication...more
4/6/2017
/ 401k ,
403(b) Plans ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Aetna ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Alternative Pleadings ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Chamber of Commerce ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Delays ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Duty of Prudence ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Exhaustion Doctrine ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
FIfth Third Bancorp v Dudenhoeffer ,
HRA ,
Insider Information ,
IRS ,
Lifetime Health Benefits ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
Notice Requirements ,
Pleading Standards ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Presidential Memorandum ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Disclosure ,
Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Plan (QSEHRAs) ,
Repeal ,
Retirement Plan ,
Small Employers ,
Stock Drop Litigation ,
Trump Administration ,
Unilateral Modification ,
Vested Benefits
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
1/31/2017
/ 401k ,
403(b) Plans ,
AARP ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Class Action ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Defined Contribution Plans ,
Dismissals ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Excessive Fees ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Adviser ,
GINA ,
Investment Funds ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Lifetime Health Benefits ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reservation of Rights ,
Retirement ,
Retirement Plan ,
Revenue Sharing ,
Self-Dealing ,
Unions ,
Vesting ,
Wellness Programs
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an ERISA plan participant may allege that a plan fiduciary breached the duty of prudence by not properly monitoring the plan’s investment options as long as the alleged breach of the...more
That was the sentiment expressed in a blistering dissent by Fourth Circuit Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson in the latest ruling in a lawsuit challenging the decision by the fiduicaries of the RJR 401(k) plan to liquidate two stock...more
The Second Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of former Lehman Brothers employees’ fiduciary breach claims relating to their investment in the Lehman Brothers stock fund through their 401(k) plan. Rinehart v. Akers, 2013...more