"Due in part to litigation pending in other Circuits and the lengthy dissent in the Sixth Circuit decision, the plans may seek to settle the cases or may request a re-hearing before the entire Sixth Circuit court of appeals. Even if the re-hearing request is not granted, the cases will still go back to the relevant district court for a determination of whether the actuarial assumptions are unreasonable.... Note that the decision pertains only to the QJSA determination, and does not address early retirement calculations." [Reichert v. Kellogg, No. 24-1442, consol. Watt v. FedEx, No. 24-5945 (6th Cir. Mar. 16, 2026)]  MORE >>