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Common Benefits Issues in Bankruptcy

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In today’s episode of “Just Compensation” Megan Monson and Taryn Cannataro are joined by bankruptcy attorney, Nicole Fulfree to discuss benefits considerations in bankruptcy. The goal of this discussion is to provide food for...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

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Bill Proposes Sweeping Changes to Protect Workers in Chapter 11

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On September 29, 2020, the House Judiciary Committee advanced H.R. 7370, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2020, a Democrat-sponsored bill, to the full chamber. If enacted into law, the bill...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Congress Again Considers Expanding Worker Protections in Bankruptcy

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With the COVID-19 pandemic creating a significant upswing in Chapter 11 bankruptcies and with more expected to come, Congress is once again considering substantial changes to the way the Bankruptcy Code addresses worker...more

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Bankruptcy and Benefits Beyond a Crisis: How Chapters 11 and 7 Affect Retirement and Welfare Plans

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Businesses large and small have been affected by the coronavirus crisis. It seems that no industry has been spared economic hardship. As many states prepare to reopen their economies, there are some businesses that will not...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Game Over, Man! Bankruptcies Trump Ongoing Obligations under Expired CBAs

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On May 31, 2016, the Supreme Court denied the cert. petition of Unite Here Local 54, Atlantic City’s largest casino workers’ union, which challenged a Third Circuit decision affirming a Delaware Bankruptcy Court decision that...more

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Bankrupt Municipality May Reduce Retiree Benefits

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The bankruptcy of the largest U.S. city to file a chapter 9 bankruptcy petition has yielded a decision with serious implications for municipal creditors. Specifically, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern...more

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