April 01, 2025
An employee retirement plan participant urged the Ninth Circuit to keep in court her proposed class action alleging 401(k) mismanagement by The Capital Group Cos., arguing a lower court correctly blocked an arbitration provision in the plan that waived statutory rights under federal benefits law.
August 13, 2024
A California federal court refused to force individual arbitration of a proposed class action against The Capital Group Companies Inc. from a 401(k) plan participant alleging mismanagement, finding an arbitration provision in plan documents couldn't waive statutory rights under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.