Can Pension Plan Amendments Expand the Circumstances in Which Pension Benefits Are “Suspended”?
Central Laborers’ Pension Fund v. Heinz Docket No. 02-891 From: The Seventh Circuit Case at a Glance In this case, the Court will resolve a circuit split regarding whether pension plans can expand the circumstances in which pension payments may be suspended following reemployment. Disagreeing with the Fifth and Sixth Circuits, the Seventh Circuit held that such an expanded definition violates ERISA’s “anti-cutback” rule. • Previewed by Michael J. Collins, an attorney with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Washington, D.C.
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