ThedaCare’s $980,000 Retirement Plan Fee Deal Clears Last Hurdle

ThedaCare Inc. workers challenging the Wisconsin health system’s retirement plan fees received final court approval for their $980,000 class settlement.

The deal is slated to benefit about 18,820 people covered by ThedaCare’s retirement plan since August 2014. It represents about 17% of their total estimated losses, according to court filings announcing the settlement.

• Judge William C. Griesbach on Wednesday signed the final approval order and granted the plaintiffs’ request for nearly $390,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs
• Griesbach’s courtroom in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin has been a hotbed of litigation over 401(k) plan fees, ...