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Latest News in Benefits

  • November 12, 2025

    Ex-Aerotech Workers Push For Class Cert. In ESOP Suit

    Former Aerotech Inc. employees who have accused the motion control solutions company of mismanaging its employee stock ownership plan urged a Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday to certify a class of plan beneficiaries and participants, saying they easily satisfied requirements for class certification.

  • November 12, 2025

    Wells Fargo Inks $84M ERISA Stock Option Suit Deal

    Wells Fargo & Co. will pay $84 million to settle a proposed class action alleging the bank used dividends earned by its employee stock ownership plan, or ESOP, to meet its 401(k) matching obligations, according to the proposed deal filed Wednesday in Minnesota federal court.

  • November 12, 2025

    Yellow To Get Ch. 11 Plan Ruling Next Week Amid MFN Row

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge announced Wednesday that he will issue a ruling on Yellow Corp.'s Chapter 11 plan next week, saying he needed time to consider arguments brought by a major shareholder that the trucking company's plan doesn't treat certain creditors better than a Chapter 7 liquidation would.

  • November 12, 2025

    Energy Co. Agrees To Class Status In 401(k) Fee Suit

    NextEra Energy told a Florida federal court Wednesday that it agreed to the certification of a 20,000-member class in a lawsuit claiming the company misused forfeited 401(k) plan funds and allowed the plan's recordkeeper to charge excessive fees.

  • November 12, 2025

    Providence Health Nears ERISA Deal Over 401(k) Admin Costs

    Providence Health & Services has reached a tentative deal to resolve a proposed class action accusing the nonprofit healthcare system of misspending millions of dollars in forfeited employer retirement contributions in violation of federal benefits law, the parties told a Seattle federal judge.

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