- Mandatory Arbitration Under a Collective Bargaining Agreement:
- Wright v. Universal Maritime Services Corp. Concerns whether an
- employee covered by a mandatory arbitration provision in a collective
- bargaining agreement can bypass the arbitration process and pursue in federal
- court a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
ERISA Pension Plans: Hughes Aircraft Co. v. Jacobson Concerns
Whether an employer's amendment of a contributory pension plan triggers fiduciary duties for the employer under ERISA, and whether participants in a defined-benefit plan are entitled to a share of the plan's surplus assets or only the defined benefits.
Impact of SSA Disability on American With Disabilities Act:
Cleveland v. Policy Management Systems Concerns the extent to which the application for, or receipt of, disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act affects the applicant's (or recipient's) claim that he/she is a "qualified individual with a disability" under the ADA.
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