Tatterson v. Koppers Co., Inc.

JOHNSON, Judge:

This appeal presents the question whether or not the exhaustion doctrine should be applied in this Commonwealth to disputes involving the administration of a company-sponsored retirement plan established under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). 1 Specifically, we here consider whether a former employee who claims he is not receiving the amount of retirement benefits to which he believes himself to be entitled under the employer’s retirement plan must appeal the denial of his request for further benefits to the employer’s pension committee before…