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Hall Benefits Law Blog
Former Partner Files ERISA Class Action Against Husch Blackwell for Delayed 401(k) Contributions
By Anne Hall
A former equity partner at Husch Blackwell LLP has filed a proposed class action alleging that the law firm unlawfully withheld and misused employee 401(k) contributions. The suit, which is…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Federal Judge Dismisses 401(k) Lawsuit Against AutoZone
By Anne Hall
A federal court judge in Tennessee granted judgment in favor of AutoZone and its investment committee in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) case involving investment choices in its…
Compensation & Benefits Blog
SEC Commissioner Signals Support for Private Assets in 401(k) Plans
By Jesse T. Foley, Adam Scoll, Nathan Schuur
SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda recently gave remarks in which he argued that the target date funds that are typically included in many 401(k) and other defined contribution plans may…
Free Writings + Perspectives
SEC’s Uyeda Urges Modernization of 401(k) Investment Options
On November 20, 2025, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Commissioner Mark Uyeda delivered remarks at the ICI Retail Alternatives and Closed-End Funds Conference outlining what he characterized as a “diversification…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Law Firms Accused of Misusing Employee 401(k) Funds in Violation of ERISA
By Anne Hall
Plan participants filed a class action suit under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) against their employer, Husch Blackwell LLP, a Kansas City law firm. The suit alleges that…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Some Americans will lose popular 401(k) tax break in major retirement rule change starting 2026
Starting in 2026, a key retirement savings perk will change for high-income earners. Under new IRS regulations from the SECURE 2.0 Act, workers who earned $145,000 or more in the…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Forfeiture Claim Dismissed, Excessive Fee Claim Survives in Novo Nordisk 401(k) Suit
By Anne Hall
A New Jersey federal district court judge granted a partial motion to dismiss in a Novo Nordisk 401(k) suit alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The…
ERISA Litigation & Compliance
Required Roth Catch-Up Goes Live in 2026
By Dominic DeMatties, Hanna Santanam
The IRS has issued long-awaited final regulations regarding the requirement included in the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 that catch-up contributions made during a plan year under a 401(k) or…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Class Action Over 401(k) Forfeitures and Fees Against Energy Co. Survives Dismissal
By Anne Hall
A Florida federal district court judge recently denied NextEra Energy’s motion to dismiss a proposed Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class action filed by John Stewart, an employee who…
Boston ERISA & Insurance Litigation Blog
Plan Sponsor and Fiduciary 2.0: Caution is Necessary for Plan Sponsors Considering Adding Alternative Assets to 401(k) Plans
Fred Reish has an excellent article out on the technical and substantive aspects of the executive – and soon to be regulatory – efforts to open 401(k) plans to alternative…