January 09, 2026
The U.S. Department of Labor on Friday lauded the withdrawal of a petition for high court review from Home Depot employees who alleged their 401(k) plan was mismanaged, saying the end of the case shows the department's commitment to getting rid of "regulation by litigation."
January 07, 2026
The Home Depot and workers alleging mismanagement of their 401(k) plan told the nation's highest court Wednesday they wrapped up their legal battle, just a month after the U.S. solicitor general urged the justices to grant the workers' bid for review and rule for the retailer.
January 02, 2026
A withdrawal liability case set to be argued at the U.S. Supreme Court in January and a pair of high court petitions from Home Depot workers and Parker-Hannifin will be top of mind for Employee Retirement Income Security Act practitioners as the new year kicks off. Here's a look at those three cases.
December 10, 2025
The U.S. solicitor general is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to back Home Depot's win in a retirement plan fight with its employees, and in the process, resolve a circuit split in employers' favor over who bears the burden of proving a financial loss from alleged mismanagement.
April 21, 2025
The nation's highest court asked the U.S. solicitor general Monday to opine on whether it should hear a retirement plan mismanagement case from Home Depot workers who say the Eleventh Circuit wrongly required them to link financial losses to alleged breaches of fiduciary duty.