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District Court Rejects Reasonableness Requirement for “Actuarial Equivalence” Used to Calculate Alternative Annuities

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On March 4, 2022, the District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56, ERISA claims brought by a former employee who retired early at the age of 62 and receives retirement benefits...more

Robinson+Cole ERISA Claim Defense Blog

Second Circuit Speaks On When Ministerial Acts Can Breach a Fiduciary Duty

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The Second Circuit recently held that alleged misrepresentations by a “ministerial” plan representative about plan benefits will not support a claim for breach of fiduciary duty if the SPD clearly provides “complete and...more

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Seventh Circuit Holds That ERISA Does Not Pre-empt Illinois Slayer Statute

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• In Laborers' Pension Fund v. Miscevic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that the Illinois slayer statute is one state statute that is not pre-empted by ERISA. A slayer statute is a law that prevents an...more

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Same-sex survivors' pensions - exemption for pre-2005 service invalid

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The Supreme Court in Walker v Innospec Limited, overturning the Court of Appeal, has decided that the exemption for service prior to December 2005 from the requirement for occupational pension schemes to give survivors'...more

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