Supreme Court building TheTrump administration joined the retirees in asking the court totake up the case. (Photo: Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) –The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider givingworkers who participate in pension plans more ability to sue whenthey believe the money is being mismanaged.

The justices will hear arguments in their next term from retiredU.S. Bancorp employees who say their plan lost more than $1 billionduring the 2008 market crash because the company invested all theplan's assets in high-risk equities.

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