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Fifth Circuit Rules that Project Completion Bonus is Not an ERISA Severance Plan

Whether a one-time payment of benefits constitutes an employee benefit plan under ERISA has been the source of some consternation in the courts for many years.  The Fifth Circuit, in Atkins v. CB&I, LLC, recently had occasion to consider the issue and held that a bonus conditioned on completing a project was not an ERISA … Continue Reading

No Ongoing Administration, No ERISA Plan

Participants in a voluntary separation program filed suit for breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA seeking additional benefits after learning that greater benefits were provided to individuals who did not participate in the program but were later part of an involuntary reduction-in-force.  The Third Circuit concluded that the program was not an ERISA plan because … Continue Reading
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