PHILADELPHIA - A separation benefit that entitled an early-retirement eligible employee who was terminated as part of a reduction-in-force to the full amount that would have been payable if he retired at normal retirement age is an "early retirement subsidy for early retirement" within the meaning of a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO), the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 9 in an unpublished opinion (Cheryl Ann Gruber v. PPL Retirement Plan, et al., No. 12-2123,...(read more)Image may be NSFW.
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