Employee & Retiree Protections in Business Bankruptcies

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• 2025-04-09 — Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2025: 2025 — Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2025 introduced; would raise priority employee wage-and-benefit claims to $20,000 with no 180-day lookback, elevate severance, benefit-plan, labor-violation, and pension-withdrawal claims in the priority scheme, restrict insider/executive pay in Chapter 11 reorganization plans, and strengthen protections for collective bargaining agreements and retiree benefits. (novelty: 3)

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