The Northwestern case involves an allegation that the university charged unreasonable fees for administration of its 403b retirement savings plan. Whatever standards eventually emerge from that case could, and likely would, spill over into UC's savings plans. From the plaintiffs' brief:
The question presented is:
Whether allegations that a defined-contribution retirement plan paid or charged its participants fees that substantially exceeded fees for alternative available investment products or services are sufficient to state a claim against plan fiduciaries for breach of the duty of prudence under ERISA...
Full brief at https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-1401/145935/20200619133321525_Hughes%20cert%20petition.pdf
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