Vendor oversight and internal documentation are oft overlooked but key to mitigating risk, a Saul Ewing attorney told HR Dive ...

In the world of ERISA litigation, process often trumps perfection. That was the story in Waldner v. Natixis, where a federal judge dismissed claims that Natixis and its plan committee acted disloyally ...

Who should decide whether retirement plans can include private investments like private equity, credit, hedge funds or direct ...

Interpreting and applying a series of detailed recommendations from a magistrate judge, the district court will allow some parts of the litigation against MIT’s retirement plan fiduciaries to proceed.

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York recently ruled in favor of issuers of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) in a case that was a long-running challenge to the ...

A federal court in California dismissed a breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit brought against Cisco under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, though plaintiffs were given the opportunity to ...

November 05, 2024 - As the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (more commonly known as "ERISA"), celebrates its 50th anniversary, this moment provides a valuable opportunity ...

The long and short of Bugielski is that the court found negotiation of a standard recordkeeping contract would be a prohibited transaction, unless the plan fiduciary could prove the arrangement met ...

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act known as ERISA, which officially marks its 50th anniversary next month, has been a key law governing American retirement policy since 1974. It ensures ...

An obscure federal law called ERISA is causing headlines. Maryland’s “Wal-Mart tax” to impose “pay-or-play”taxes on companies that don’t offer health plans was struck down by the courts as contrary to ...

Nearly 50 years ago, former President Gerald Ford put pen to paper on one of the bedrock federal laws governing employee benefits: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, commonly known as ERISA.