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
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Compensation & Benefits ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Financial Institutions ,
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Pensions ,
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Withdrawal Liability
Even when a claims administrator approves a claim for disability benefits, its job is not done. That principle was again demonstrated in the recent case Owings v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Co., No. 16-3128 (10th Cir....more
11/6/2017
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Appeals ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability ,
Disability Benefits ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Long Term Disability Insurance ,
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