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Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

A Friendly DOL Amicus Brief on Forfeitures

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On July 9th, the Secretary of Labor filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit relating to the appeal of Hutchins v. HP, Inc. In that case, a participant claimed that forfeitures should have been used to offset plan...more

The Wagner Law Group

Update – Recent Developments in Forfeiture Cases

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The Wagner Law Group continues to monitor the recent flood of retirement plan “forfeiture” litigation. This alert is our eighth update reporting on and analyzing the nature of the claims raised by plaintiffs, the defenses...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Sixth Circuit Holds E&O Policy’s ERISA Exclusion Bars Coverage for Claims Against Trustee of Employee Stock Ownership Program

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Applying Ohio law, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has concluded that an ERISA exclusion in a professional services liability insurance policy barred coverage for all ERISA-related Claims made against...more

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Acosta resigns, so what?

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I’m sure that everyone knows that Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta resigned over the controversy of a plea deal he negotiated as a U.S. Attorney in Florida with Jeffrey Epstein back in 2008....more

A&O Shearman

DOL Announces No Further Delay to Implementation of the ‘Fiduciary Rule’

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On May 22, 2017, Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced that the DOL has found no “principled legal basis” to further delay the June 9, 2017 applicability date of its “fiduciary rule.”...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

No Further Delay on Implementation Date of DOL Conflict of Interest Rules

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In a May 23, 2017, op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta indicated that the conflict of interest regulation (commonly referred to as the fiduciary rule) issued by the Department of Labor (DOL)...more

A&O Shearman

President Trump Issues Presidential Memorandum Mandating Reconsideration of the Fiduciary Rule

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President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum requiring the US Department of Labor to reconsider its proposed “fiduciary rule,” which subjects many of the investment recommendations from financial advisors to retail...more

McAfee & Taft

New White House memorandum likely to result in delay of fiduciary rule

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Last Friday, President Trump issued a memorandum for the U.S. Secretary of Labor that seems likely to result in the delay of key regulations issued under the Obama administration, which are currently set to become applicable...more

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