by Jeff Chang | May 30, 2017 | Fiduciary Duties, Investments, Trending Topics
Most public sector retirement plan sponsors understand that even though their plans may not be subject to the fiduciary duties and responsibilities of ERISA, they are still subject to fiduciary duties under applicable State law. Moreover, certain States like...
by Jeff Chang | Oct 14, 2014 | Pension
On June 26, 2013, in United States v. Windsor (Windsor), the Supreme Court decided that section 3 of the Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional. DOMA had limited “marriage” to opposite-gender couples for purposes of federal law. As result of...
by Jeff Chang | Jun 25, 2012 | Fiduciary Duties, Pension
Although governmental plans are not subject to ERISA, all are subject to a combination of State and common law fiduciary rules – many of which (including California’s) contain language identical to the standards of ERISA. Most fiduciaries of public agency plans...
