Just before its summer recess, the Supreme Court agreed to review whether multiemployer pension funds can impose withdrawal liability based on actuarial assumptions adopted after the relevant plan year. The expected decision...more
7/24/2025
/ Certiorari ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Multiemployer Plan ,
Pensions ,
Retirement Plan ,
SCOTUS ,
Withdrawal Liability
Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week, the administrative state’s foundation shook as the Supreme Court overruled Chevron, holding that federal administrative agencies are not entitled to deference in interpreting statutes and that...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments on a key case that could have major ramifications on the scope of ERISA preemption, two recent case developments show just how important the high court’s...more
8/28/2020
/ Benefit Plan Reimbursements ,
Certiorari ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Preemption ,
Rate Regulations ,
Rutledge v Pharmaceutical Care Management Association ,
SCOTUS ,
Stare Decisis ,
State Law Claims ,
WARN Act
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Supreme Court has held unanimously that a 1980 amendment to ERISA means that a pension benefit plan need not be established by a church in order to be exempt from ERISA rules, including most...more
6/6/2017
/ Advocate Health Care v Stapleton ,
Church Plans ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Exemptions ,
IRS ,
PBGC ,
Pensions ,
Religious Institutions ,
SCOTUS
Knowingly spending money that isn’t yours sounds like a no-no, but depending on how the Supreme Court rules in Montanile v. Board of Trustees of the National Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan (No. 14-723), certain ERISA...more
Does filling out a form burden religious beliefs? We’re about to find out. On November 6, the Supreme Court agreed to review a group of seven cases (led by No. 14-1418, Zubik v. Burwell) brought by religious non-profit...more