7th Circuit Rejects ‘Safe Harbor’ Interpretation In Withdrawal Liability Case

( October 14, 2025, 11:13 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Affirming a ruling against an employer in a withdrawal liability dispute involving the “payment schedule” and asset sale “safe harbor” provisions of the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act (MPPAA), the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said in part that Congress “did not choose to prevent ‘double recovery’ over other policy outcomes.”...