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Game Changer for Pension Withdrawal Liability: Seventh Circuit Orders Return of Withdrawal Liability Payments

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Last Friday, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court’s decision upholding an arbitration award requiring an employer to pay more than $2.3 million in...more

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Illinois Appellate Court Declines to Extend Crime-Fraud Exception To Defamation Claims

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Allegations of defamation and conspiracy to defame alone are insufficient to establish the crime-fraud exception and defeat the attorney-client privilege, the Illinois Appellate Court recently held. In MacDonald v....more

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January 2024 California Employment Law Notes

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A Single Incident Of Harassing Conduct May Create A Hostile Work Environment - Beltran v. Hard Rock Hotel Licensing, Inc., 97 Cal. App. 5th 865 (2023) - Stephanie Beltran, a server at the Hard Rock Hotel in Palm...more

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Ringmaster’s Review: Fall 2023 Litigation on Parade

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In Ross v. Venerable Insurance & Annuity Co., a Missouri appellate court reversed judgment in favor of the named beneficiary of a flexible premium deferred annuity contract. Following the annuitant’s death, the beneficiary...more

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Second Circuit Grants Fund’s Audit Request Well Beyond CBA Coverage

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In a decision that bodes poorly for unionized employers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently held that a union benefit fund was contractually entitled to conduct an audit whose scope far exceeded the...more

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Tenth Circuit Affirms Damages Based On Revenue Credit, And Makes Clear That Arms-Length Service Agreements Without Evidence Of A...

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On appeal following a bench trial of claims brought by a class of participants and beneficiaries of a 401(k) plan, the Tenth Circuit affirmed the decision of the District of Colorado calculating damages and prejudgment...more

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