Just a Minute! on Fallout from the Cunningham v. Cornell Supreme Court Decision

April 24, 2025

As we reported in the April 18 Benefits Byte, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a confounding and unfortunate unanimous opinion in Cunningham v. Cornell University, an important case testing the standards for bringing a lawsuit against a plan sponsor under ERISA.

The American Benefits Council strongly disagrees with the decision and the high court's rationale for it, and remains concerned that it could lead to increased litigation and higher costs for plan sponsors.

In the latest episode of Just a Minute!, Council Senior Vice President, Global Retirement and Compensation Policy, Lynn Dudley, describes the Council's plan for mitigating the negative impact of the court's ruling.

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