Labor Secretary: No Detrimental Reliance Needed For ERISA Violation

Mealey's (December 19, 2019, 1:15 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. secretary of labor filed an amicus curiae brief on Dec. 11 in a breach of fiduciary suit against Wawa Inc. in the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, arguing that “a detrimental reliance requirement is inconsistent with” the text and purpose of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (John J. Cunningham, et al. v. Wawa, Inc., et al., No. 19-2930, 3rd Cir.)....