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Whether a multiemployer pension plan actuary may select actuarial assumptions for calculating withdrawal liability after the statutory measurement date (the end of the prior plan year), or whether all such assumptions must be fixed by that date.

Circuit courts disagree on whether ERISA requires actuarial assumptions used to calculate employer withdrawal liability to be locked in by the end of the prior plan year or whether actuaries may select assumptions after that date. This affects billions of dollars in potential obligations for thousands of employers participating in multiemployer pension plans.

What legal standards govern claims of discrimination in the operation of places of public accommodation under Title II of the Civil Rights Act?

Circuit courts have applied differing standards for establishing discrimination claims under Title II, particularly regarding the types of evidence sufficient to prove discriminatory treatment and the availability of compensatory damages. The Supreme Court granted cert to resolve the disagreement.