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Supreme Court Snuffs Class Action Over US Bank Pension Losses
The Supreme Court closed the book Monday on a suit claiming that managers of U.S. Bank’s retirement plan made investment decisions that broke federal law.
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Battle Over Pension Padding Consumes California High Court
The California Supreme Court took up the contentious and seemingly unending battle over public employee pension reform Tuesday, questioning whether employees have a vested contractual right to pad their pensions.
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Top EU Court Rules Italy Can Tax Public Pensions of Expatriates
Italy can tax its citizens’ public sector pensions even if they moved to another country, Europe’s highest court ruled Thursday.
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Macron Survives No-Confidence Votes on Pension Reform
The French government faced down two no-confidence votes Wednesday over an overhaul of the country’s byzantine pensions system, a key victory after fierce protests and a massive transport strike that brought France to a standstill for weeks this winter.
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Catholic Church Pension Battle Kicked Back to Puerto Rico
The Supreme Court on Monday vacated a ruling out of Puerto Rico that set payment and seizure orders over a disbanded pension plan for Roman Catholic school employees.
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French Back in Streets to Protest Pension Reforms, but Strikes Wane
Tens of thousands of protesters returned to the streets in France on Friday to express their anger over proposals to overhaul the country’s pension system, but there are signs long-running strikes are waning.
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No Letup in French Strikes Over Pension Reform
Long-running strikes by trade unions over French President Emmanuel Macron’s push to overhaul the nation’s retirement system will continue despite a compromise offer by the government.
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Workers v. Government: Showdown in France Over Pension Reforms
France was seized by a new wave of nationwide strikes on Thursday by a spectrum of workers angry over the government’s plans to overhaul the nation’s public retirement system.
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Ballet Dancers Down Tutus in Longest Strike Ever at Paris Opera
Paris Opera has lost more than $13.3 million in a month-long strike by ballet dancers fighting to cling onto pension rights that date back to the “Sun King” Louis XIV.
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Railway Pension Strikes Becoming the Longest in French History
Nationwide strikes against French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to overhaul France’s pension system will enter the New Year and become France’s longest-running rail strike in the country’s history.
Read moreDefense Spending
Northrop Grumman claims the United States owes it $7 million in pension-related costs, in the Court of Federal Claims.
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French Transport Strike Enters Fourth Week
Christmas Day brought no respite for travelers in France as a transport strike entered its fourth week, ruining the plans of thousands wanting to celebrate with loved ones.
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France Debates Pension Reforms and Goes on Strike
Seeking to calm nationwide strikes that threaten to cause havoc during the winter holidays, French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday signaled a willingness to make a key concession in his plans to overhaul France’s retirement system.
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Macron & Unions to Negotiate, but Strike Still Wreaking Havoc
The French government and labor unions face off Wednesday over a pensions overhaul, 14 days into a crippling transport strike that is hurting businesses, wearing out commuters and casting a shadow over holiday plans.
Read morePension Supplement for Moms, Not Dads, Ruled Unfair
Spanish men with two or more children are just as entitled as are mothers to a supplement that the country applies to pension awards, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday.
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French PM Fails to Appease Strikers With Pension Reform Plan
France’s prime minister sought to strike a conciliatory note Wednesday as he unveiled a controversial plan to overhaul the country’s pension system, but failed to appease striking unions which vowed to expand a crippling week-old transport freeze.
Read moreFrench Protest Retirement Changes, Travel Disruptions Abound
Paris police skirmished Saturday with yellow vest activists who joined a wave of protests against the government’s overhaul of France’s retirement system, as highway blockades and train stoppages by other protesters disrupted weekend travel around the country.
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Macron Faces New Test as France Goes on Strike
French President Emmanuel Macron is facing a major test to his presidency as France was beset Thursday by massive strikes that could turn into days of angry protests over his government’s plans to overhaul pensions.
Read moreRacketeering
A federal judge granted default judgment of $154,600 to five veterans who claim BAIC Inc. et al. conspired to defraud them and other military veterans in the sale of pension benefits.
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