Learn how a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor could impact deferred compensation claims for former Morgan Stanley ...
An analysis of tobacco surcharge litigation under wellness programs governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), highlighting challenges to the surcharges’ legality by ...
On this Ropes & Gray podcast, benefits consulting principal David Kirchner is joined by Sharon Remmer, an ERISA and benefits partner, and ...
Last May, we provided a client alert about a recent federal district court case (Spence v. American Airlines, No. 4:23-cv-00552-O, 2025 WL 225127, ...
And a rumor you may have heard — that companies must honor retirement if you’re within six months of eligibility — is false.
Retirees accused Northrop Grumman Corp. of allegedly misinforming pension participants about their promised benefits.
Three ex-brokers allege the Department of Labor unlawfully aided the firm by issuing an advisory opinion that undermined ...
A trio of former Morgan Stanley employees have filed suit against the Labor Department for an advisory opinion they say, “creates immediate and concrete harm to financial advisors who are arbitrating ...
They say that a “one-sided” opinion gave Morgan Stanley a weapon against ex-advisors seeking unpaid compensation.
There are three major areas of benefits compliance that HR professionals should watch as the landscape shifts.
The U.S. Department of Labor has been sued by former Morgan Stanley financial advisers for allegedly issuing an illegal advisory opinion sought by the Wall Street bank that could scuttle hundreds of ...
WPP Group USA Inc. escaped a proposed class action on Monday after a federal judge ruled the company and its retirement plan committee didn’t breach their fiduciary duties.