Courts Grapple with Duty to Maintain Retiree Health Benefits

The Second Circuit ruled that Honeywell International’s duty to provide retiree health benefits as negotiated with its employees’ union did not end when the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) expired. When negotiating language in a CBA, employers should aim to ensure the language unambiguously demonstrates that retiree health benefits do not continue past the expiration of the contract, assuming that is the desired outcome.
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