Claim Alleging Violation Of ERISA Anti-Forfeiture Provision Dismissed

Mealey's (January 29, 2020, 1:16 PM EST) -- BOSTON — A Massachusetts federal judge on Jan. 24 dismissed a retirement plan participant’s claim alleging violation of the anti-forfeiture provision under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and ordered the parties to submit supplemental briefing on the meaning of the phrase “actuarial equivalent” because ERISA does not actually define the term “actuarial equivalent” and the meaning of the term is not clear from the record (Scott Belknap, et al. v. Partners Healthcare System Inc., No. 19-11437, D. Mass.)....