DOL ‘secretly’ shared pension plan info with plaintiff lawyers: House Committee
The DOL has “shared information with class action law firms to give them a leg up in federal litigation,” House Committee Chair Rep. Virginia Foxx wrote to the DOL’s Inspector General.
By Lynn Cavanaugh |
November 25, 2024 at 11:29 AM
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House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Rep. Virginia Foxx R-N.C.. Photo: Jose Luis Magana/AP
House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chair Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-NC, is demanding the Department of Labor’s inspector general investigate whether the Biden administration is abusing its authority, after it was revealed that the DOL shared confidential retirement plan information with a plaintiffs’ attorney.
“The Committee on Education and the Workforce (Committee) has learned that the [DOL] shared confidential information involving at least six employee benefit pension plans with a plaintiffs’ attorney,” read the letter sent on Nov. 21 to Inspector General Larry Turner.
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