Respondents Tell High Court Anti-Cutback Rule Doesn’t Apply To Pension Dispute

Mealey's (January 30, 2023, 2:29 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Arguing in part that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s anti-cutback rule “only applies to accrued benefits and no accrued benefit arose here,” respondents on Jan. 27 urged the U.S. Supreme Court to deny certiorari in a dispute over a reinterpretation of “retire” that stopped early retirement pension benefits for some plan participants....