Aracich v. The Board of Trustees of The Employee Benefit Fund

  1. July 24, 2023

    2nd Circ. Backs Union Funds' Win In $10M Benefits Spat

    The Second Circuit on Monday upheld a win for a union's benefits funds in a union president's $10 million lawsuit alleging the funds illegally withheld his retiree benefits, with the court saying the funds' trustees' decision not to pay out because he was still working was not unreasonable.

  2. May 12, 2023

    NY Forecast: Challenge To NYC Just Cause Laws At 2nd Circ.

    Two restaurant groups will call upon the Second Circuit on Thursday to strike down New York City laws that make it illegal for employers to fire workers without just cause. Here, Law360 looks at this proceeding and other major labor and employment cases in New York.

  3. January 23, 2023

    Union Official Urges 2nd Circ. To Revive $10M Benefits Fight

    The president of a Building & Construction Trades Council local on Long Island urged the Second Circuit on Monday to reverse the dismissal of his $10 million lawsuit alleging a union's benefit funds illegally denied him retiree benefits, saying he should be allowed to engage in discovery.

  4. January 10, 2023

    Funds Urge 2nd Circ. Not To Revive $10M Retiree Benefits Suit

    A union's benefit funds have urged the Second Circuit to preserve their win in a lawsuit that accused them of denying retiree benefits to a union official, saying a New York federal judge properly held that their reason for rejecting the official's application was valid.