Legal Opinion
Barker v. Pick N Pull Auto Dismantlers, Inc.
District Court, E.D. California
Decided April 22, 1993No. Civ. S-91-1695, S-92-1722PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
LEVI, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Barker and Gomes move to remand their respective actions to state court. Both cases pose the question of whether the State of California may insist that employers provide a separate workers’ compensation plan, conforming to certain standards, or whether such a rule violates the Employee Retirement Security Act (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001, et seq.
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Barker and Gomes were injured in separate work-related accidents. At the time of their injuries, their employers, defendants Pick N Pull Auto Parts and Pick N Pull Auto Dismantlers,…
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