6th Circuit Partially Vacates Dismissal Of Pension Dispute Due To Transfer

Mealey's (March 25, 2021, 1:04 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on March 23 partially vacated a trial court’s dismissal of a retired employee’s lawsuit challenging the calculation of her pension benefits, finding that the employer and plan failed to show that the employee “received a ‘clear and unequivocal repudiation of benefits’” when she agreed to transfer from the company’s traditional pension plan to a cash balance plan....