The Future Of ERISA Litigation — Sleeper Supreme Court Case is Worth Watching Carefully

ERISA sets forth complex reporting, disclosure, vesting and funding rules for most private sector employee benefit plans. It also provides a private claim upon which relief may be granted in federal court for violations of these rules. For example, if a covered plan fails to provide participants with a proper summary plan description, under current law, a participant can sue, perhaps as a class representative, and ask a court to order the plan fiduciary to comply with disclosure rules. That participant could then seek an award of up to $110 per day in penalties, plus substantial attorney’s fees.

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