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Cooley Alert: Employee Benefits and Equity Compensation
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

This alert discusses the case of Inter-Modal Rail Employees Association v. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company as it pertains to the protection of employee health and welfare benefits.
General Motors Can Modify Or Terminate Medical Benefits For 84,000 Retirees
Ford & Harrison LLP

In a dramatic departure from prior decisions, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, sitting en .
Supreme Court Decision Explains How the Impact of Section 510 of ERISA Can be Avoided When A Staffing Company Takes Over an Existing Workforce
Charles S. Birenbaum of Thelen LLP

The article determines that Section 510 of ERISA will apply to welfare benefits, and that excluding the employees from both welfare and pension plans by plan amendments would provide a complete defense to Section 510.
Supreme Court Rules on "Right Way" to Terminate Welfare Benefits
Rosenman & Colin LLP

The Supreme Court has ruled that Section 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA.
Employee Benefits and the Right to Fire
Thomas R. Bagby of Woods Rogers PLC

Employers should be aware of a recent decision by the U. S. Supreme Court. In Inter-Modal Rail Employees Associatio.