July 20, 2018
A Kansas federal judge ruled Friday that Boeing Co. must face claims that the company's treatment of workers' benefits after it sold a Kansas plant to Spirit AeroSystems Inc. in 2005 violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and Boeing cannot hold five separate trials to resolve the allegations.
July 11, 2017
A group of labor unions and former Boeing Co. workers on Monday hit back at the company's attempt to split a trial of their Employee Retirement Income Security Act claims over the denial of retirement benefits after Boeing sold the facility where they worked, saying the company's request is a solution in search of a problem.
June 16, 2017
The Boeing Co. asked a Wichita federal judge on Thursday to split a trial of claims by labor unions and former workers over the denial of retirement benefits after Boeing sold the facility where they worked, saying there are so many parties, claims and governing documents involved that a joint trial would be "Frankenstein-like."
September 04, 2015
A Kansas federal judge gave final approval Thursday to a $90 million settlement between Boeing Co. and a class of former employees who alleged they were stiffed on retirement benefits after the aircraft manufacturing giant sold the plant where they worked.
August 19, 2015
A former Boeing Co. retiree hit back Tuesday at a request for a Kansas federal court to grant final approval to a $90 million class settlement for workers allegedly stiffed on retirement benefits after a plant sale, saying the deal covers only a fraction of the lost benefits.
May 08, 2015
The Boeing Co. agreed to pay $90 million to settle a class action filed by several unions that disputed whether employees who lost their jobs following the 2005 sale of a Kansas commercial aircraft facility were entitled to retirement benefits, according to Friday court filings.