Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Allega Concrete Corp.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

An employer that withdraws from an underfunded pension plan must cover its share of the shortfall. 29 U.S.C. §§ 1381, 1391. After concluding that Allega Concrete had withdrawn, the Central States Pension Fund sent it a bill for about $375,000. The Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 (MPPAA) gives an employer 90 days to ask a pension plan to review its decision. 29 U.S.C. § 1399(b)(2)(A). If the plan adheres to the original decision — or if it does not act within 120 days — the employer has a further 60 days to seek arbitration. 29 U.S.C. § 1401(a)(1).…