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Notable & Quotable: MBA members in the news and more

Thursday, March 24, 2022

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"Union faces Title VII liability for harassment at jobsite," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (March 21). MBA Labor & Employment Section Council member Dennis M. Coyne commented on a U.S. magistrate judge's decision that a union could face Title VII liability for the sexual harassment of a member while she was working in an apprenticeship program for a construction company.
"Judge tosses ERISA class action over retirement pay," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (March 21). MBA member Johanna L. Matloff discussed a U.S. District Court judge's decision that a defined benefit pension plan using allegedly outdated actuarial assumptions to calculate an equivalent benefit for participants electing an alternative to a single life annuity did not violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
"New public interest law firm seeking to use courts to create change in three areas of focus," Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (March 21). An article about a new public interested law firm mentioned the involvement of MBA members Jonathan M. Albano, Hon. Frank J. Bailey and Brackett B. Denniston III.
"Letter: Time for courts to adopt unified approach to pandemic ‘innovations,’" Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (March 21). MBA Past Presidents Edward P. Ryan Jr. and Kathleen M. O'Donnell wrote a letter to the editor urging the courts to adopt a unified approach to using new technology implemented during the pandemic.