6th Circuit Ruling Might Increase Withdrawing Employer Risk for Multiemployer Plans
The appellate court has rejected the use of the "Segal Blend" when calculating withdrawal liability.
Fund Argues Court Decision Shields PE Firms From Multiemployer Plan Withdrawal Liability
The New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry Pension Fund, in its long-running legal attempt to collect withdrawal liability, has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court.
1st Circuit Reverses Union Pension Liability Decision
As the appellate decision explains, ownership percentages are less important than organizations’ operating structures when determining withdrawal liability from a multiemployer union pension.
PBGC Wants to Obtain Multiemployer Plan Withdrawal Liability Information
In its notice of intent to request OMB approval, the agency is asking for stakeholder comments,
Appeals Court Upholds ERISA Decision Against ‘Peeps’ Candy Company
On appeal, the candy company contended that the district court misapplied the federal statute governing multiemployer pension funds in critical status and, second, that the court erred in holding that it had failed to plead adequately its affirmative defenses.
Ruling on NY Times Multiemployer Plan Arbitration Challenge Rejects Use of ‘Segal Blend’
Following extensively detailed deliberation citing important SCOTUS rulings and other precedents, the district court ruling rejects a multiemployer plan’s usage of the so-called “Segal Blend” to set the discount rate for assessing a member's withdrawal liability.