By: Seong Kim, Ronald Kramer, and Alan Cabral
Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 9, 2021, the PBGC issued its interim final rule on ARPA’s Special Financial Assistance Program for troubled multiemployer pension plans. This rule governs the application and administration of SFA, and includes special rules regarding employer withdrawals and withdrawal liability settlements for
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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One part of the recently passed $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” is the “Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021” (“Butch Lewis”). Butch Lewis is
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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One part of the recently passed $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” is the “Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021” (“Butch Lewis”). Butch Lewis is
By Ronald Kramer, Seong Kim, and James Hlawek
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Monday, the Senate Parliamentarian ruled that the multiemployer pension plan bailout provisions in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (a.k.a. the latest COVID-19 relief bill) would be eligible for a simple majority vote in the Senate as part of the budget reconciliation
The Protecting the Right to Organize Act, known as the PRO Act, was first introduced in February 2020 but flew somewhat under the radar given the onset of the pandemic. On February 4, 2021, House Democrats reintroduced the PRO Act in essentially the same form.
In this episode of Seyfarth’s Policy Matters Podcast, Scott Mallery
By: Jennifer L. Mora
Seyfarth Synopsis: In Circus Circus Casinos Inc. v. NLRB, No. 18-1201 (June 12, 2020), the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit denied the National Labor Relations Board’s cross-application for enforcement of its decision, where the Court found, among other things, that the Board had “significantly alter[ed] the test
By: Bryan M. O’Keefe, Charles M. Guzak, and Samuel I. Rubinstein
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a move that will provide clarity to both unions and employers, the National Labor Relations Board in Providence Health & Services – Oregon d/b/a Providence Portland Medical Center, 369 N.L.R.B. No. 78 (May 13, 2020) held that dual-marked ballots
By: Charles M. Guzak, Ronald J. Kramer and Bryan M. O’Keefe
Seyfarth Synopsis: In these uncertain economic times, temporary furloughs and longer-term layoffs have become the norm. One concern expressed by numerous unionized employers contributing to multiemployer pension plans is whether temporary furloughs or long-term layoffs may result in complete or partial withdrawal
By Jack Toner and Jeff Berman
Seyfarth Synopsis: During the COVID-19 crisis, the NLRB (for the most part) has truncated its operations to those operations and functions that can proceed without threatening the health of its employees or the public. In a sense, and as we have seen over the last few months, “neither
Seyfarth Synopsis: As the BLS reported more strikes in 2019, employers going into bargaining in 2020 should really consider preparing for the possibility of a work stoppage.
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its annual report of “major work stoppages” in 2019 and the data shows there were 25
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