Case Updates
Over a dissent by Judge Nalbandian, Sixth Circuit holds that ERISA prohibits employers from using unreasonable actuarial assumptions when calculating qualified joint and survivor annuities
March 16, 2026
U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Sixth Circuit to reject plaintiffs’ attempt to rewrite ERISA to require plan administrators to use “reasonably current” actuarial assumptions instead of the actuarial assumptions specified in plan documents
October 18, 2024
U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief
Nancy J. Ross, Michael S. Scodro, and Joshua D. Yount of Mayer Brown served as outside counsel.
Case Documents
- U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief -- Reichert v. Kellogg (Sixth Circuit)
- Opinion and Judgment -- Reichert v. Kellogg Co. (Sixth Circuit)