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Game Changer for Pension Withdrawal Liability: Seventh Circuit Orders Return of Withdrawal Liability Payments

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Last Friday, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court’s decision upholding an arbitration award requiring an employer to pay more than $2.3 million in...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Seventh Circuit Orders Pension Fund to Return Withdrawal Liability to Employer

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An employer can contest a withdrawal liability assessment and ultimately prevail. That is the moral of Bulk Transport Corp. v. Teamsters Union No. 142 Pension Fund, No. 23-1563 (7th Cir. Mar. 22, 2024). Withdrawal...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Nearshoring and Beyond: Hot Topics for Automotive Companies Operating in Mexico

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As manufacturing in Mexico returns to pre-pandemic levels, several recent legal developments may affect those operations. Manufacturers, particularly those in the automotive industry, need to consider new Mexican labor...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Multiemployer Pension Plan Alert: Evergreen Clauses May Trump the Bargaining Parties’ Subsequent Agreement

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently ruled that Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund may continue its lawsuit against Transervice Logistics, Inc. and Zenith Logistics, Inc. seeking...more

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Latest Developments from the Connecticut General Assembly: The Labor and Public Employees Committee Begins to Speak (UPDATED)

At its March 10, 2022 meeting, the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee began the process of approving bills.  The following is a brief summary of the bills that the Committee voted favorably on and...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Third Circuit Upholds Withdrawal Liability Arbitral Award Under MPPAA’s Evade Or Avoid Provision

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Under the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) as modified by the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 (“MPPAA”), an employer who withdraws from a multiemployer pension plan is...more

Roetzel & Andress

Stay In Or Get Out? Employers Should Evaluate Their Options Under The PBGC’s New Withdrawal Liability Guidance

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For employers who contribute to financially-troubled multiemployer pension plans (multiemployer plans), a lot has changed in the last six months. In March, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) which...more

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Latest Developments from the Connecticut General Assembly: The Labor and Public Employees Committee Begins to Speak

At its February 18, 2021 meeting, the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee began the process of approving bills.  The following is a brief summary of the bills that the Committee voted favorably on and...more

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Manufacturers And Multiemployer Pensions — The Importance Of Monitoring Withdrawal Liability

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Approximately a quarter of the workforce covered by a traditional pension plan is in a multiemployer plan, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Many manufacturers that participate in such plans are unaware their...more

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

When Dr. Strangelove Met Jimmy Hoffa

Collective Bargaining Exemption to create a win-win situation for business owners and employees. ...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Senate Republicans Release Proposal for Multiemployer Pension Reform

On November 20, Republican Senators Charles Grassley and Lamar Alexander – chairmen of the committees with jurisdiction over pensions – jointly released the Multiemployer Pension Recapitalization and Reformation Plan (the...more

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Global Newsletter: Ogletree Deakins International Employment Update - November 2019

Welcome to the latest issue of the Ogletree Deakins International Employment Update - a newsletter aimed at human resources professionals and in-house employment counsel operating on an international basis. Please scroll...more

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Multiemployer Pension Plans: Potential Successor Liability From Buyer’s Attempts To Continue Seller’s Business

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The district court erred in finding a multiemployer pension plan did not show sufficient continuity of business operations to support imposing successor liability on an asset purchaser, the federal appeals court in Chicago...more

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Double-Breasted Company Owners, Officers Can Be Indicted for Underpaying Benefit Contributions

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The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts held in September that the shareholders and officers of a double-breasted construction company can be indicted and could go to prison if the government proves they...more

Jackson Walker

Case Note: The Underfunded Union Pension Plan and Asset Purchase Agreements

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In a decision handed down by the Seventh Circuit on June 24, 2016, the court warned that a lack of familiarity with the concept of withdrawal liability cannot be used by a buyer of business assets as an excuse to avoid...more

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Central States Pension Fund Submits ‘Rescue Plan’ Seeking Approval to Reduce Benefits

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On September 25, the Central States Pension Fund (one of the largest multiemployer/union pension funds in the country) submitted to the U.S. Department of Treasury a proposed “rescue plan,” which would allow the fund to...more

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The Ninth Circuit Hammers Out A New Successorship Liability Test Under The MPPAA

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The Ninth Circuit, in Resilient Floor Covering Pension Trust Fund Board of Trustees v. Michael’s Floor Covering, Inc., Case No. 12-17675 (9th Cir. Sept. 11, 2015), joined the Seventh Circuit in finding that an asset...more

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Multiemployer Pension Plans - Withdrawal Liability is Mounting

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There are approximately 1,400 multiemployer pension plans and nearly 10 percent are projected to become insolvent within the next 15 years. Plan insolvency will trigger a termination and the assessment of withdrawal...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Significant Multiemployer and Single Employer Benefit Rule Changes Take Effect

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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

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State of the Union Part 3 -- Mr. Smith goes to Washington (and not Detroit or Wall Street!)

Overview - The 1939 movie Mr. Smith Goes to Washington tells the story of a proverbial "do gooder" (played by James Stewart) who goes to Washington as the junior senator from his state, hoping to make important changes...more

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State of the Union -- Partnering with Labor Unions to Achieve a "Win-Win" Situation for Business Owners and Employees

Overview - When it comes to a discussion about labor unions, emotions run very high. Some prognosticators will attribute the decline of American manufacturing jobs to labor unions. I say Fortune 500 companies (on the...more

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Union Friendly - Using Collectively Bargained Pension Plans to Maximize Pension Contributions for Closely Held Business Owners

Overview - In the “old days” business owners and employees were able to have good pension plans that did not depend upon the fate of the stock market, i.e. defined benefit plans. We have all heard the stories of New...more

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Doing Business in Canada: Pensions and Benefits

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Pension and benefit plans in Canada are delivered through a mix of public and private channels. Provincial governments provide basic universal health care to residents, while most employers supplement that coverage with...more

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