Chemours Defeats Workers’ Severance Benefits Appeal

The Chemours Co. defeated an appeal by former employees who challenged the chemical company’s voluntary separation program, alleging they could have been eligible for a second program that would have given them greater benefits.

The district court didn’t err in dismissing the workers’ lawsuit because the program isn’t covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held April 30. When Chemours created the program, it didn’t express an intention to provide regular and long-term benefits, so there wasn’t a need for an ongoing administrative scheme—a crucial factor to determine whether a ...