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Mppaa Withdrawal Liability Assessment: Letting The Fox Guard The Henhouse, Daniel A. Etna

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This student note discusses Congress's attempt to regulate group pension plans, and thus protect employees whose employers withdraw from those plans, through the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendment Act of 1980. The author traces the history of multi-employer pension programs, including union and corporate plans, Taft-Hartley plans, and ERISA accounts, which were created through 1974 legislation (the Employee Retirement Income Security Act). The author discusses how liability arises under each type of plan when an employer decides to withdraw, juxtaposing the resulting liability with the consequences of voluntary arbitration. The author suggests an alternative, to insure the employer's removal from the …