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Labor/Employment

Sep. 17, 2025

Husch Blackwell sued for alleged ERISA breaches over withheld 401(k) funds

A Bay Area attorney filed a class complaint in the Western District of Missouri accusing Husch Blackwell LLP and its executive board of diverting employees' 401(k) contributions into firm operating accounts for months--conduct alleged to violate ERISA's anti-inurement rule, fiduciary duties of loyalty and prudence and the statute's ban on prohibited transactions.

Husch Blackwell sued for alleged ERISA breaches over withheld 401(k) funds
Charles Field of Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight and Fell Law

A Bay Area attorney has accused Husch Blackwell LLP and its executive board of diverting employees' 401(k) contributions, holding the funds in the firm's operating accounts for months, and using them to cover routine expenses.

A class complaint, filed in the Western District of Missouri, claims the law firm's alleged conduct violates ERISA's anti-inurement rule and fiduciary duties of prudence and loyalty and constitutes prohibited transactions.

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