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Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Getting over the starting line: How multi-entity organizational structures can become a barrier to Chapter 15 relief

Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code provides a valuable tool for non-US entities going through foreign insolvency proceedings when they have assets located in the United States. Chapter 15 can protect the value of US assets by...more

Kerr Russell

Politics And Insolvency: The Saga Of Delphi Retirees

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In every insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding, there are winners and losers. Senior secured creditors are often paid in full while general unsecured creditors receive pennies on the dollar. Typically, who gets paid and who...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

PBGC Pension Reporting Requirements Add More Strain to Financially Distressed Employers

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The COVID-19 pandemic has created great financial uncertainty for many employers. For those sponsoring defined benefit pension plans, certain Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) reporting requirements may arise...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

McDermott Will & Emery

PBGC’s Multiemployer Insurance Program Faces Insolvency, While Single-Employer Program Improves

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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s Multiemployer Insurance Program is close to collapse, while its Single-Employer Insurance Program continues to improve. We discuss implications and predictions for both programs over...more

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Beltway Buzz - August 2019 #2

NLRB Proposes Election Changes. On August 9, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes three specific amendments to its election procedures....more

Perkins Coie

Multiemployer Pension Underfunding: How to Protect Your Company

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As a result of a declining union workforce, bankruptcies of employers contributing to multiemployer pension plans (MEPPs), and tax rules that prevented MEPPs from developing sufficient reserves, many MEPPs have become...more

Fisher Phillips

Troubling Court Decision Sends Withdrawal Liability Warning To Employers

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A federal appeals court has handed multiemployer pension plans a blank check to assess increased withdrawal liability against employers exiting a plan. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent decision in Westrock RKT...more

Franczek P.C.

Treasury Department Rejects Central States Pension Fund's Benefit Reduction Proposal

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As we discussed in a prior alert, in September 2015 the Teamsters’ Central States Pension Fund submitted a proposed “rescue plan” to the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury). The Central States Pension Fund is severely...more

Franczek P.C.

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

Franczek P.C.

Guidance Prompts Changes to PBGC Reportable Event Rules and Electronic Filing Requirements for Multiemployer Plans

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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) recently issued two important pieces of guidance that change certain of the PBGC’s notice requirements for both single-employer and multiemployer pension plans....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

McGuireWoods LLP

IRS, PBGC Issue Guidance on Multiemployer Plan Benefit Suspensions and Plan Partitions

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Yesterday the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) issued temporary, proposed and interim final regulations and a revenue procedure (collectively, the Guidance) under the...more

Polsinelli

Update: Multiemployer Pension Plans volume 2

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In This Issue: - Recent Developments for Multiemployer Pension Plans - Q & A - More Polsinelli MPRA Intelligence - MPRA Counseling Services - Excerpt from Recent Developments for...more

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