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  1. May 26, 2026

    11th Circ. Restores Mortality Table Case Against Energy Co.

    The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday reinstated a proposed class action against a Southern Co. subsidiary from married retirees who said outdated life expectancy data caused them to lose out on benefits, holding that a lower court erred in ruling federal benefits law didn't require using reasonable actuarial assumptions in annuity conversions.

  2. May 22, 2026

    Justices' ERISA Ruling May Raise Withdrawal Liability Costs

    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent holding that multiemployer plan actuaries can retroactively change the assumptions used to calculate employers' withdrawal liability could increase the price tag for pulling out of those pension plans, attorneys say.

  3. May 21, 2026

    Justices Back IAM Pension Fund In Withdrawal Liability Battle

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that multiemployer pension plan actuaries can retroactively change assumptions underlying their withdrawal liability calculations, rejecting employers' argument for time restrictions on the methodology underpinning penalties for pulling out of a pension fund.

  4. January 20, 2026

    John Roberts Welcomes John Roberts To Supreme Court

    U.S. Supreme Court advocates have tips galore for staying calm at a debut argument, including diligent preparation, mindful breathing and treating the event as a conversation. But a Proskauer Rose LLP attorney benefited Tuesday from a distinctive development: the chief justice's introductory jest about the two of them not being related.

  5. January 20, 2026

    Justices Icy To Time Limits For Multiemployer Plan Actuaries

    The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday of a push by employers to prohibit pension plan actuaries from retroactively changing assumptions used to calculate how much employers must pay when they withdraw from multiemployer funds, with multiple justices questioning whether a timing rule aligned with federal benefits law.

  6. January 17, 2026

    Up Next At High Court: Fed Firing & Gun 'Vampire Rules'

    The Supreme Court will begin a short argument week Tuesday, during which the justices will consider President Donald Trump's authority to fire a Democratic Federal Reserve governor over allegations of mortgage fraud, as well as the ability for states to presumptively bar gun owners from carrying firearms onto private property open to the public unless the property owner explicitly allows it. 

  7. January 16, 2026

    Pension Withdrawal Liability Math Gets High Court Spotlight

    The U.S. Supreme Court will zero in Tuesday on the methodology for assessing the liability of companies that pull out of multiemployer pension plans, hearing arguments in a case attorneys say could have costly implications for employers.

  8. January 09, 2026

    4 Argument Sessions That Benefits Attys Should Watch In Jan.

    The U.S. Supreme Court will zero in on the methodology for assessing liability for pulling out of a multi-employer pension fund, and the circuit courts will hear bids to revive suits over alleged 401(k) mismanagement and deferred compensation. Here, Law360 looks at a quartet of oral arguments coming up in January.

  9. January 02, 2026

    Benefits Attys Lock In On High Court As 2026 Gets Underway

    A withdrawal liability case set to be argued at the U.S. Supreme Court in January and a pair of high court petitions from Home Depot workers and Parker-Hannifin will be top of mind for Employee Retirement Income Security Act practitioners as the new year kicks off. Here's a look at those three cases.

  10. November 14, 2025

    Employers Urge Justices To Reverse DC Circ. Pension Ruling

    Employers that withdrew from a union pension fund urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the D.C. Circuit's holding on actuarial assumptions requirements for calculating withdrawal liability, arguing the appellate court misread federal benefits law by deciding that a union pension plan could retroactively change assumptions.