2nd Circuit Won’t Rehear Severance Row Over ‘Layoff’ In Which It Upheld Dismissal

Mealey's (April 18, 2022, 12:38 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — In an order issued without explanation, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 14 denied a petition for panel rehearing or rehearing en banc of a panel’s 2-1 ruling that affirmed dismissal of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit against The Walt Disney Co. and related entities for a severance payment of approximately $44,277 and reformation of plan language....