July 29, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor can shut California transit agencies out of a federal grant because of a conflict between a state pension law and a federal transit law, with the Ninth Circuit lifting a ban Monday on the agency denying grant applications because of that conflict.
April 10, 2024
The Ninth Circuit appeared open Wednesday to restoring the U.S. Department of Labor's power to deny California transit funding because of a perceived conflict between state pension law and bargaining rights, focusing on the state's standing in a dispute that began between the DOL and a union.
March 29, 2024
A defense contractor will square off with the government over pension obligations, workers at an auto parts retailer and Georgetown University staffers will look to revive suits claiming their retirement savings were mismanaged, and a ban on gender-affirming care for minors will get an en banc review. Here are five argument sessions that should be on benefits attorneys' radar in April.
December 18, 2023
A transit union urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to reverse a district court ruling upholding a law overhauling California's public employee pension system, arguing that Congress clearly intended to protect workers' rights to bargain over the diminishment of benefits.
October 30, 2023
California told the Ninth Circuit a trial court correctly ruled the U.S. Department of Labor wasn't allowed to reverse its position on whether a federal transit funding law conflicts with a state pension statute by curbing workers' collective bargaining rights, arguing the shift flouted the agency's rulemaking process.
August 08, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor told the Ninth Circuit that the agency properly declared it had changed its stance on the conflict between a federal transit funding law and a California pension statute, urging the appeals court to reverse a lower court's judgment.