On December 11th, over on our ERISA & Employee Benefits blog, Seyfarth labor partner Ron Kramer analyzed the proposed “Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014” (“MPRA”).

We can now report that President Obama enacted this legislation on Tuesday, December 16th as part of the $1.1 trillion spending bill for 2015.

On January 14, 2015, Seyfarth

By:  Ronald J. Kramer, Esq.

Some of the biggest opponents of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”)  may end up being unions. Tthe AFL-CIO recently passed Resolution 54, which expressed its concern over the possible negative impacts the ACA as written and interpreted will have on multiemployer plans.  For example, among other changes, the AFL-CIO has