Multi-Employer Pensions

District Court Limits the Collection of Withdrawal Liability Against Private Equity Funds

by Anthony Cacace, Neal Schelberg | Proskauer - ERISA Practice Center on 5/9/2013

In Sun Capital Partners III, LP v. New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry Pension Fund, 2012 WL 5197117 (D. Mass. Oct. 18, 2012), a federal district court in Massachusetts concluded that a private equity fund was not a...more

Plan’s Funded Status Required to be Disclosed under Freedom of Information Request

by Stephanie Kauffman | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 4/5/2013

Pension plan sponsors may be surprised to learn that information provided to pension regulators pursuant to statutory filing obligations could be more widely disclosed through an “access to information” request. In a recent...more

District Court Declines to Hold Private Equity Funds Liable for Portfolio Company Withdrawal Liability

by King & Spalding on 2/5/2013

In Sun Capital Partners III, LP v. New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry Pension Fund, a U.S. district court in Massachusetts held that investment funds managed by private equity firm Sun Capital Advisors, Inc. (“Sun...more

Retirement and Pensions Update - Janurary 2, 2013

by David Leiter, Abby Matousek | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 1/3/2013

In This Update: Fiscal Cliff Deal Includes Provisions on Charitable Contributions and Roth Roll Overs; PBGC Testifies in Subcommittee Hearing on Multiemployer Plans; IRS Updates Retirement Plan Rules for Hurricane...more

What is the Future of Workplace Legislation in the New 113th Congress? Part Two: Private Sector Multi-Employer Pension Plans

by Harold P. Coxson | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/17/2012

In my prior blog post, I discussed the chances for workplace legislation in the new Congress beginning on January 3, 2013. While I anticipate continued gridlock in Washington, there may be two potential exceptions to the...more

What is the Future of Workplace Legislation in the New 113th Congress? Part One: Immigration Reform

by Harold P. Coxson | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/5/2012

With the national elections resulting in a continuation of divided government in Washington, will the new Congress remain mired in the gridlock that has been the hallmark of recent years? What are the chances for labor and...more

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