As expected, the last week of 2025 was a slow one in the federal courts, but there were some interesting ERISA cases nonetheless. Read on to learn about (1) yet another dismissal of a putative class action alleging fiduciary breaches over the use of forfeited plan contributions (Donelson v. Meijer), (2) an employer
Happy holidays to all our readers! It was a busy week in the federal courts, and as a result our gift to you is not just one, but two, cases of the week. Even better, both are published appellate decisions diving into the murky waters of arbitration. One of them (Aramark) even addresses
Gasper v. EIDP, Inc., No. 24-1959, __ F.4th __, 2025 WL 3510832 (4th Cir. Dec. 8, 2025) (Before Circuit Judges Benjamin, Berner, and Keenan)
ERISA famously has an “anti-alienation” provision which prohibits pension plan participants from assigning their benefits to others. It also has an equally famous preemption clause stating that it “supersede[s] any