( April 25, 2025, 11:13 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Noting that the interpretation dispute involved “presents a question of first impression for the courts of appeals,” the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 24 upheld a ruling against a multiemployer fund, rejecting the argument that part of the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA) “simply lays out some examples of contribution rate increases to be included in calculating an employer’s withdrawal liability, rather than establishing the only exceptions to the general prohibition against including contribution rate increases.”...