Plans, Perks & Pay | Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Blog

Although the Trump administration has floated a general tax reform proposal, little detail has been provided. However, it is clear that additional revenue will be needed to fund the tax cuts the president proposed. Retirement plans are a likely target, as they were responsible for a reduction in federal revenues by $83 billion in 2016, according to the nonprofit Tax Policy Center.

Recent Supreme Court decisions permitting class action waivers in arbitration agreements opened the door to the question of whether such an agreement would be enforceable under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). (See American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant and AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion.) The wave of class action litigation over 401(k) and 403(b) fees has created a forum for addressing this question, and courts are beginning to provide an answer.