Legal Opinion
Pervel Industries, Inc. v. State of Connecticut Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided October 16, 1978No. Civ. H-78-459PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
NEWMAN, District Judge.
This case presents the question of whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) preempts provisions of a state’s anti-discrimination law insofar as that law affects employee welfare benefits.
Plaintiff and the union that represents its production and maintenance employees have collectively bargained for the establishment of an employee welfare benefit plan, which is regulated pursuant to ERI-SA. Among the benefits provided by the plan are disability benefits. Two employees, defendants in this action, applied for disability…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- General Electric Co. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Kihlberg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Wadsworth v. WhalandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- National Carriers' Conference Committee v. HeffernanDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1978
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- Lukus v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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