This week’s notable decision is Wilson v. Safelite Grp., Inc., No. 18-3408, __F.3d__, 2019 WL 3000995 (6th Cir. July 10, 2019), where the Sixth Circuit answers the question of what constitutes an employee pension benefit plan under ERISA.  At issue…

This week’s notable decision is Peck v. SELEX Sys. Integration, Inc., No. 17-7138, __F.3d__, 2018 WL 3431740 (D.C. Cir. July 17, 2018).  Plaintiff Ronald Peck was a participant in Defendant SELEX Systems Integration’s “top-hat” ERISA-governed deferred compensation plan.  After working…

This week’s notable decision is Sikora v. UPMC, No. 17-1288, __F.3d__, 2017 WL 5642407 (3d Cir. Nov. 24, 2017), where the Third Circuit joined the First Circuit, and departed from the Second, Sixth, and Ninth Circuits, in determining that plan…

This week’s notable decision, Plotnick v. Computer Scis. Corp. Deferred Comp. Plan for Key Executives, No. 16-1606, __F.3d__, 2017 WL 5162581 (4th Cir. Nov. 8, 2017), required the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to determine whether a “top-hat” plan had…