Legal Opinion
Spano v. the Boeing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 21, 2011No. 09-3001, 09-3018PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Employer-supported, defined-contribution plans, including those commonly known as 401(k) plans, play a vital role in the retirement planning of millions of Americans. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., uses the following definition for such a plan:
The term “individual account plan” or “defined contribution plan” means a pension plan which provides for an individual account for each participant and for benefits based solely upon the amount contributed to the participant’s account, and any income, expenses, gains and…
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