ERISA Provisions Do Not Apply To Disability Pension Plans, 6th Circuit Says

Mealey's (October 27, 2015, 1:30 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 22 affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a disability pension benefits dispute after determining that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s anti-cutback and anti-forfeiture provisions do not apply to disability pension benefit plans (Kenneth L. Myers, et al. v. Bricklayers and Masons Local 22 Pension Plan, et al., No. 14-4234, 6th Cir.; 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 18586)....