It’s old news that 401(k) fiduciaries are at risk of lawsuits and Department of Labor (DOL) investigations for breach of fiduciary duty. However, many plan sponsor fiduciaries don’t know about the myriad of opportunities to manage that responsibility and reduce their exposure to potential liability.
This article describes and discusses some of the steps that plan sponsors can take to mitigate their fiduciary risks. It starts and stops with “policies”—that is, insurance policies to cover the risk, written policies to reduce the risk, and a policy to adopt the fiduciary protections afforded by ERISA.
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