Pension and benefit plans commonly contain an express authority of the employer to unilaterally amend or terminate a plan. In reality, does an employer have such a free hand?

• What rights do employees have while employed, at termination and after retirement?  
• What issues and potential restrictions need to be considered when plan design changes are being contemplated? 

This has become a hot topic in light of recent case law and the trend of de-risking.  Our expert panel of speakers  will discuss the close inter-relationship between pension and benefits law and employment and labour law in pension/benefits plan redesign, in terminating employment and in changing post-retirement/post-termination benefits. 

PROGRAM CHAIRS

William M. LeMay, Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
Sonia T. Mak, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Lyle Teichman, Stikeman Elliott LLP

MODERATOR

Ian J. F. McSweeney, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

SPEAKERS

Mark E. Geiger, Blaney McMurtry LLP
Ari N. Kaplan,  Koskie Minsky LLP
Andrea Wobick, Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP