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Fiduciary Duty Plan Documents Appeals

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A Friendly DOL Amicus Brief on Forfeitures

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

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Ninth Circuit Decisions Overrule 35-Year Precedent in ERISA Arbitration Disputes

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In a pair of opinions issued on Aug. 20, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit expressly overruled its 35-year precedent that Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) disputes were not arbitrable. The...more

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Ninth Circuit: Individual Employment Provision Cannot Compel Arbitration of 409(a) Claim - Ruling Leaves Open Whether Contracts or...

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• The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's recent decision in Munro v. University of Southern California concluded that an arbitration provision in individual employment contracts could not be used to compel...more

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