As we previously reported, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) created a special financial assistance program that is administered by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) and intended to extend the...more
7/16/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Multiemployer Plan ,
New Guidance ,
PBGC ,
Pension Reform ,
Pensions ,
Retirement Plan ,
Withdrawal Liability
Today, the House of Representatives passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “ARPA”). The ARPA has already been approved by the Senate and is expected to be quickly signed into law by President Biden....more
Last Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled that two co-investing Sun Capital private equity funds (the Sun Funds) had not created an implied “partnership-in-fact” for purposes of determining whether...more
12/2/2019
/ Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Controlled Groups ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
Multiemployer Plan ,
Partnership-in-Fact ,
PBGC ,
Pensions ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Sun Capital Partners ,
Withdrawal Liability
On February 6, 2019, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC") issued a proposed rule that impacts how multiemployer pension plans in endangered or critical status calculate withdrawal liability. The rule is not yet...more
In light of the recent decisions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Sun Capital, private investment funds, multiemployer pension funds and the...more
10/26/2017
/ Controlled Groups ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Investment Portfolios ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
Limited Partnership Agreements ,
Multiemployer Plan ,
PBGC ,
Pensions ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Sun Capital Partners ,
Withdrawal Liability
On December 16, 2014, President Obama signed into law the $1.1 trillion Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 (Appropriations Act), which includes some significant changes to the rules governing...more
1/28/2015
/ Appropriations Bill ,
CBAs ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Defined Benefit Plans ,
Defined Contribution Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Multiemployer Plan ,
New Legislation ,
PBGC ,
Pensions ,
Unions