Richard L. Kaplan (Illinois) has posted Supreme Court CIGNA Ruling Allows Workers to Reverse Harmful Pension Changes on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This brief article discusses the recent Supreme Court decision in CIGNA v. Amara. That case held that ERISA authorizes a court to reform a pension plan that an employer had changed so that employees receive the benefits they had been promised. The article considers the key implications of this decision for employees and employers, focusing on relevant communications of the employer and the applicable standard of proof.
