"[T]he Second Circuit ... [held] that a former employee's separation agreement with her employer did not amount to a knowing and voluntary waiver of her ERISA claim for long-term disability (LTD) benefits. The court emphasized that the employer's explicit pre-execution assurances that the agreement would not affect the LTD claim were dispositive, even though the contract contained broad release language that arguably covered related entities and ERISA claims." [Schuyler v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, No. 23-498 (2d Cir. Aug. 14, 2025)]  MORE >>