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Seventh Circuit Finds Charter School Benefit Plans Fall Under ERISA’s Governmental Plan Exemption

Seventh Circuit Finds Charter School Benefit Plans Fall Under ERISA’s Governmental Plan Exemption

In Graham v. Bd. of Educ., No. 19-2745, __F.4th__, 2021 WL 3508563 (7th Cir. Aug. 10, 2021), Plaintiff-Appellant Tamika Graham, representing herself pro se, appealed the dismissal of her complaint…

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Fourth Circuit Holds that Mandatory Victims Restitution Act Permits the Government’s Seizure of ERISA-governed Retirement Benefits

In United States v. Frank, No. 20-6706, __F.4th__, 2021 WL 3504049 (4th Cir. Aug. 10, 2021), the Fourth Circuit considered whether the government can garnish a defendant’s ERISA-governed 401(k) retirement…

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Eighth Circuit Affirms District Court’s Award of Prejudgment Interest, Liquidated Damages and Attorneys’ Fees to Welfare and Pension Plans

In Marshall v. Anderson Excavating & Wrecking Co., No. 19-3040, __F.4th__, 2021 WL 3436326 (8th Cir. Aug. 6, 2021), Plaintiffs, a union and trustees of a welfare and pension plan,…

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Eighth Circuit Affirms Award of Delinquent Contributions and Attorney’s Fees to Trustees of Five Multi-Employer Fringe Benefit Funds

In Nesse as Trustees of Minnesota Laborers Health & Welfare Fund v. Green Nature-Cycle, LLC, No. 20-2365, __F.4th__, 2021 WL 3412123 (8th Cir. Aug. 5, 2021), Plaintiffs are trustees of…

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Seventh Circuit Holds ERISA Does Not Preempt Bankruptcy Creditors’ State Law Claims Against Corporate Directors and Officers

In Halperin v. Richards, No. 20-2793, __F.4th__, 2021 WL 3184305 (7th Cir. July 28, 2021), the Seventh Circuit considered whether ERISA “preempts certain state-law claims brought by bankruptcy creditors on…

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Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Putative Class Action Against American Airlines for Allegedly Imprudent 401(k) Plan Investment Options

In Ortiz v. Am. Airlines, Inc., No. 20-10817, __F.4th__, 2021 WL 3030550 (5th Cir. July 19, 2021), Plaintiffs-Appellants Salvadora Ortiz and Thomas Scott sued Defendants-Appellees American Airlines, Inc. (“AA”); American…

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