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Washington Saves; Washington State’s New State-Mandated Retirement Program

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On March 28, 2024, Washington State’s Governor, Jay Inslee, signed into law a bill that creates a new state-run retirement program called “Washington Saves.” Under the program, “covered employers” must give “covered...more

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The New Fiduciary Rule (8): Special Issues—Robo Advice and Investment Education

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The U.S. Department of Labor has released its package of proposed changes to the regulation defining fiduciary advice and to the exemptions for conflicts and compensation for investment advice to plans, participants...more

Freeman Law

IRAs Part I – The Basics

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Individuals have access to a wide variety of vehicles for investing hard-earned (or not-so-hard earned) money. Some of these, including “individual retirement accounts” (or “IRAs”), provide potential benefits from a federal...more

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The State of Connecticut Wants Information About Your Retirement Plans by September 1, 2023

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In a June 7, 2023 press release, State of Connecticut Comptroller Sean Scanlon applauded the passage of House Bill No. 6930, which aspires to develop best practices for governance structures of municipal retirement plans....more

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SeaWorld Litigation will continue

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A class action lawsuit brought by former SeaWorld employees that alleged participants in the SWBG LLC 401(k) plan were harmed will continue. The former employees’ arguments sustained the fiduciary breach of the duty of...more

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Balances were down

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The stock market went down in 2022, so no surprise, so did 401(k) account balances. According to Vanguard’s 22nd annual “How America Saves” study, the average 401(k) balance was $112,572 at the end of 2022 — a 20% drop...more

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Time to replace bad decision makers

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I was an associate at a semi-prestigious law firm. I asked the 401(k) trustees to look at our plan. One trustee was the human resources director and the other one was a law firm partner. ...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: What You Need to Know About ERISA and Accepting Capital Commitments from “Benefit Plan” Investors

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ERISA is a U.S. federal statute which regulates, among other things, the management and investment of assets of employee benefit plans (such as U.S. pension plans, 401(k) plans and their related trusts). Importantly, ERISA’s...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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We learned about KraftHeinz’s offer to merge with Unilever only after it had been rejected. And now it appears to be off the table completely—all $143 billion of it....more

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District Court Dismisses 401(k) Plan Investment Claims Against Chevron Fiduciaries

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A federal district court in California granted defendants’ motion to dismiss claims asserted by Chevron 401(k) plan participants that the plan fiduciaries breached their ERISA fiduciary duties by selecting underperforming...more

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