On Oct. 5, 2021, Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey signed legislation expanding available protections under New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD) to private-sector workers over 70 years of age.
Continue Reading NJ Expands Law Against Discrimination to Further Protect Private-Sector Workers Over 70
Among the longer-term considerations for employer layoff and furlough decisions is the impact on a single employer pension, profit sharing, or 401(k) plan.
In general, a 401(k) plan can sustain
Continue Reading COVID-19 and Retirement Plan Partial Terminations
In its recent decision in Sun Capital Partners III, LP v. New England Teamsters & Trucking Indus. Pension Fund, the First Circuit Court of Appeals decided that two investment
Continue Reading First Circuit Concludes That Two Private Equity Funds Were Not Liable for Pension Fund Withdrawal Liability of Portfolio Company
Our January 2019 GT Benefits and Compensation Alert addressed the unprecedented level of potential liability for compliance failures in 401(k) and other retirement plans and the importance of performing a
Continue Reading IRS Expands Retirement Plan Self-Correction Program
There has been much media coverage of the recent class action lawsuits filed against some of the most prestigious universities in the United States by university employees. These class action
Continue Reading Not-for-profit Hospitals and Health Care Providers Facing Retirement Plan Class Actions