MassMutual employees file suit against employer over management of 401(k)

The complaint alleges self-dealing, excessive fees in managing the $1 billion plan.
NOV 08, 2013
Seven Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. employees have filed a class-action lawsuit against their employer, alleging self-dealing and excessive fees in managing the firm's $1 billion 401(k) plan, the MassMutual Thrift Plan. According to the complaint, the plaintiffs allege that the defendants “selected and retained almost exclusively their own proprietary funds” for the Thrift Plan in order to make a profit. The suit also alleges that the plan “contains unreasonably expensive and imprudent investment options.” MassMutual spokeswoman Lisa K. Reilly said: “We believe the comprehensive retirement benefits we offer to our participants help them save toward a secure financial future, and we will defend vigorously against these baseless allegations." The plaintiffs' attorney, Jerome J. Schlichter of the law firm Schlichter Bogard & Denton, could be reached for comment. (James Comtois is a reporter at sister publication Pensions & Investments.)

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