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D.C. Circuit Rejects NLRB’s “Irrational” View of Impasse

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Last week in Troy Grove v. NLRB, No. 23-1164 (D.C. Cir., June 13, 2025), the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit delivered a sharp rebuke to the National Labor Relations Board, finding “irrational” the Board’s...more

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Multiemployer Pension Plans Seeking Special Financial Assistance Can Now Request Relief from Withdrawal Liability Conditions

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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is now allowing multiemployer pension plans that are applying for special financial assistance (SFA) to request relief from the standard withdrawal liability calculation...more

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Plan Terms and Tax Rules: What Does “Retire” Mean To Qualify for Retirement Benefits?

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In Metzgar v. U.A. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No. 22 Pension Fund, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 5466 (2d Cir. Mar. 2, 2022), the Second Circuit in a summary order affirmed the district court’s decision granting summary judgment in...more

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DOL and IRS Expand Access to Multiple Employer Plans and Propose to Eliminate the ‘One Bad Apple’ Rule

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Recently, the Department of Labor (DOL) published final rules clarifying the circumstances under which “bona fide” groups or associations of employers and professional employer organizations (PEOs) may be permitted to sponsor...more

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ERISA Means What It Says And Nothing More

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held that once a multi-employer pension fund accelerates withdrawal liability periodic payments into a lump sum liability, there is no statutory...more

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Multi-employer Plan Withdrawal Liability — Lessons From The E Company Case

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In Trustees of the Suburban Teamsters of Northern Illinois Pension Fund v. The E Company, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Jan. 29, 2019, affirmed a district court’s judgment ordering a group of closely held...more

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Buyers Beware: Sixth Circuit Holds That Asset Purchaser Can Be Sued for Predecessor’s Unpaid Pension Liability

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In a typical asset sale transaction, the purchaser takes great care to disclaim any responsibility for the seller’s business debts. When the seller is a sponsor of a defined benefit pension plan, this typically includes a...more

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