Anne S. BeckerPartnerMcDermott Will & Emery Websitewww.mwe.comBlogwww.mwe.com/insightsConnectEmailTwitterLinkedIn312-984-7592 Professional Biography Anne S. Becker is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Chicago office More Legal and Business Bylines From Anne S. Becker Proposed Regulations Update Mortality Tables, Minimum Present Value Requirements for Defined Benefit Pension Plans - (Posted On Wednesday, March 08, 2017) 401(K) Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries Face an Alarming Number of Stable Value Fund and Other Class Action Lawsuits - (Posted On Wednesday, June 01, 2016) Second Circuit Applies Stricter Rules for a Plan Administrator’s Noncompliance with Benefit Claims Regulations - (Posted On Tuesday, May 24, 2016) Second Circuit Applies Stricter Rules for Plan Administrator’s Noncompliance with Benefit Claims Regulations - (Posted On Thursday, May 19, 2016) IRS Announces Additional Changes in Determination Letter Program - (Posted On Tuesday, February 02, 2016) Increase in PBGC Premiums Effective for 2017 and Later Years - (Posted On Thursday, December 03, 2015) Recent IRS Guidance Prohibits Lump-Sum Windows for Pension Retirees, Updates Pension Mortality Tables for 2016 - (Posted On Wednesday, September 02, 2015) IRS Releases Highly Anticipated Cash Balance Plan Regulations Background - (Posted On Thursday, October 16, 2014) Camp Tax Reform Proposal Could Impact Executive Compensation - (Posted On Wednesday, March 19, 2014) U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Issues Initial Guidance Describing Proposed Lifetime Retirement Income Notices - (Posted On Wednesday, June 26, 2013) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis SCOTUS Decision on Nationwide Injunctions: Trump v. Casa and Its Impact on Federal Litigation by: Anthony O. Maceira EPA to Reconsider Asbestos Part 1 Risk Management Rule Following Legal Challenge by: Kathryn A. Bursick , L. Claire Hansen SCOTUS’s CASA Decision Ends Nationwide Injunctions, Creating Uncertainty Around Enforcement of Executive and Agency Actions by: Stephanie L. Adler-Paindiris , Eric R. Magnus Beltway Buzz, June 27, 2025 by: James J. Plunkett Cal/OSHA’s Significant Revisions to Proposed Workplace Violence Regulation Would Create More Obligations for More Employers by: Michael R. Watts , Sierra Vierra OFCCP Solicits Voluntary Updates on Contractors’ Wind-Down of EO 11246 Obligations by: Lauren B. Hicks , Christopher J. Near Long-Term Care and the Family Farm: Legal Planning to Preserve Agricultural Assets by: Jane Francis Nowell , Peter B. von Stein A New Era Begins: NCAA Amateurism Is Out as Direct Athlete Compensation + College Sports Commission Enter the Arena by: Bernard G. Dennis III , Jason S. Kaner Pennsylvania Moves Closer to $15 Minimum Wage as Bill Advances to Senate by: Stephanie Peet , Daniel F. Thornton China’s National People’s Congress Passes Amended Anti-Unfair Competition Law by: Aaron Wininger Timing Is Everything: SCOTUS Shuts Down Retiree’s ADA Post-Employment Benefits Claim by: Katharine C. Weber , Luke P. Breslin OFCCP Invites Voluntary Disclosures from Federal Contractors Regarding Executive Order 14173 by: Laura A. Mitchell , Nicole Trotta HSE Begins Public Consultation on CLP Reform Proposal by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton New Agreement to Accelerate Importation of Health Products Through PAHO by: Gustavo A. Alcocer , Alejandro Luna Fandiño Pending State Housing Laws: Expedited Approval of Post-Entitlement Permits by: Caroline Guibert Chase , Nicholas DuBroff Upcoming Events Jul 2 2025 Top Tips for Employers – Drug Testing Policies, Administration, & Litigation Jul 8 2025 Environmental Essentials Webinar - EPA’s Proposed Repeal of the Carbon Pollution Standards for Power Plants: Implications for the Rest of Industry Jul 9 2025 Employment Law in the US Jul 10 2025 Checkmate: Making the Right Moves in Complex Workplace Investigations Print