Evergy, contractor agree to pay $2.6 million to settle class-action lawsuit

By: Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 156

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago


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TOPEKA — Evergy and one of its contractors agreed to pay $2.6 million to employees to settle a class-action lawsuit filed over how company retirement funds were managed.

Evergy will pay $1.7 million and SageView Advisory Group, which contracted with Evergy to manage its 401(k) retirement plans, will pay $900,000, according to a preliminary settlement agreement filed Wednesday in the Western District Court of Missouri.

Former Evergy employees Derick Doll, Catherine Fluegel and Joseph Nagle …

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