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Pension Plans
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Pension Plans  
Pension Plans

Note 7 – Pension Plans

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Our predecessor, Syms, sponsored a defined benefit pension plan for certain eligible employees not covered under a collective bargaining agreement. The pension plan was frozen effective December 31, 2006. As of both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had a recorded liability of $924,000 which is included in pension liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. This liability represents the estimated cost to us of terminating the plan in a standard termination, which would require us to make additional contributions to the plan so that the assets of the plan are sufficient to satisfy all benefit liabilities.

We currently plan to continue to maintain the Syms pension plan and make all contributions required under applicable minimum funding rules; however, we may terminate it at any time. In the event we terminate the plan, we intend that any such termination would be a standard termination. Although we have accrued the liability associated with a standard termination, we have not taken any steps to commence such a termination and currently have no intention of terminating the pension plan. In accordance with minimum funding requirements and court ordered allowed claims distributions, we paid approximately $4.9 million to the Syms sponsored plan from September 17, 2012 through June 30, 2020. Historically, we have funded this plan in the third quarter of the calendar year.

Multiemployer Pension Plans

Certain Syms employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements and participated in various multiemployer pension plans. Syms ceased to have an obligation to contribute to these plans in 2012, thereby triggering a complete withdrawal from the plans within the meaning of section 4203 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. As a result of the complete withdrawal, we were obligated to pay a withdrawal liability to one of these pension plans through the first quarter of 2020. We were required to make quarterly payments in the amount of approximately $203,000 until this liability was completely paid, which occurred with the final payment of $109,000 in January 2020. We had no liability and a liability of $109,000 as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, related to this plan which is included in pension liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

See Note 8 - Commitments - Legal Proceedings - for further information regarding a claim related to the multiemployer pension plan.