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DOL Backs Employers in Forfeiture Litigation
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is urging a federal appeals court to uphold the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming that an employer misused retirement plan forfeitures. On January 30, 2026, the DOL filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Barragan v. Honeywell Int’l Inc., asking the  Read More →
Don’t Take Forfeitures for Granted
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Retirement plans have long subjected employer contributions to vesting schedules, rewarding tenure by increasing the participant’s ownership in those contributions in proportion to their years of service. However, several law firms have recently challenged this long-standing and common practice, arguing that using forfeitures to offset employer contributions is not in the best interests of participants  Read More →
Amazon Faces Allegations of Mismanaged 401(k) Funds
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Amazon.com Inc. and the administrative committee overseeing its 401(k) savings plan have been hit with a class-action lawsuit alleging improper management of employee forfeiture funds. The lawsuit, Curtis v. Amazon.com, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington and claims that Amazon fiduciaries engaged in self-dealing by using forfeited plan  Read More →

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