News & Analysis as of

Benefit Plan Sponsors › Employer Liability Issues › Pensions

Bricker Graydon LLP

Unicorn, Ostrich or Okapi? Fiduciary Duties for Governmental Retirement Plan Sponsors

Bricker Graydon LLP on

Most retirement plan sponsors know that ERISA - the federal law that imposes duties (and liability for breaching those duties) on certain individuals and entities that are defined as plan fiduciaries – is the primary source...more

A&O Shearman

Pensions in Dispute - August 2023

A&O Shearman on

Welcome to our quarterly pensions litigation briefing, designed to help pensions managers identify key risks in scheme administration and trustees update their knowledge and understanding. This briefing highlights recent...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Better Than a Snow Day: The PBGC Provides One-Time Section 4010 Reporting Waiver

McDermott Will & Emery on

Acknowledging uncommon market conditions, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced Technical Update Number 23-1 (the Update), which provides a one-time waiver of certain reporting requirements for some...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

You Can’t Have Your Cake and Eat it, Too

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on

On July 7, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama issued a ruling in Perfection Bakeries Inc. v. Retail Wholesale & Dep’t Store Int’l Union & Indus. Pension Fund, ordering Perfection Bakery, Inc....more

Verrill

Alternatives for Sponsors of Defined Benefit Pension Plans

Verrill on

For decades, it was common for employers to maintain employer-funded defined benefit pension plans (“DB Plans” or “Plans”) to provide retirement benefits to their employees. In recent years, DB Plans have become increasingly...more

Fisher Phillips

The “E” Is Not For Employer

Fisher Phillips on

When I speak with employers about the onerous obligations under ERISA and the court decisions that followed, I frequently tell them that the “E” in ERISA stands for “employee,” not employer. It’s good to keep this in mind...more

K&L Gates LLP

An Overview of Legal, Regulatory and Plan Design Considerations for States

K&L Gates LLP on

Americans are facing a retirement crisis. The foundation for building a secure retirement — Social Security, employer-provided pensions, and personal savings — has been weakened because most private sector companies no longer...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Employment Flash - August 2016"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on

The August 2016 edition of Employment Flash covers a number of developments, including the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on when the clock starts ticking on the filing period for constructive discharge claims; the Department of...more

Franczek P.C.

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds PBGC Determination Disallowing Post-Termination Plan Amendment

Franczek P.C. on

In PBGC v. Kentucky Bancshares, Inc. (6th Cir. 2015, No. 14-5573, unpublished), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a PBGC determination that Kentucky Bancshares violated applicable rules and regulations...more

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R....

Discriminatory Defined Benefit Plans: Finding Retirement Gold in the Least Likely of Places

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R.... on

We live in politically charged times. Congress seems unable to reach a consensus on anything, including where to have the annual congressional Christmas ball! Years of political crossfire over the Affordable Care Act have...more

FordHarrison

Benefits Bulletin - September 2013

FordHarrison on

A Troubled Multiemployer Pension Plan Means Big Trouble For Your Company - You can hardly pick up a newspaper or business magazine today without reading about the staggering costs of defined benefit multiemployer...more

11 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide