Unionized employers need to address 2014 Affordable Care Act changes *

USA - May 20 2013
Unionized employers have been the last to face the music regarding the Affordable Care Act ("ACA"). Some employers admit they assumed last year's…

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7th Circuit: one step closer to gutting stock drop liability *

USA - May 15 2013
Recently, in White, et. Al. V. Marshall & Ilsley Corp., the Seventh Circuit concluded that a claim against an Employee Stock Ownership Plan can be…

Co-authors: James C. Goodfellow.

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Ninth Circuit breathes new life into retirees’ claim for lifetime healthcare benefits *

USA - March 5 2013
Employers may unwittingly create implied vested contractual rights to retirement and healthcare benefits for their employees in perpetuity. In Sonoma…

Co-authors: Barbara H. Borowski , Justin T. Curley .

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Major work stoppages just are not what they used to be *

USA - February 27 2013
Earlier this month the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) issued its report of major work stoppages (strikes and lockouts) in 2012. A link to the report…

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Still under (common) control — owner-landlords and property rental company jointly and severally liable for trucking company’s withdrawal liability. *

USA - February 21 2013
"Mom and Pop" learned the hard way that the Seventh Circuit will not hesitate to find business owners who own rental real estate and other commonly…

Co-authors: Christopher Busey.

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