Legal Opinion
Catholic Charities of Maine, Inc. v. City of Portland
District Court, D. Maine
Decided February 6, 2004No. CIV.03-55-P-HPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
HORNBY, District Judge.
Are the health benefit plans of Catholic Charities Maine, Inc. “church plans” exempt from federal regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code? If so, can Catholic Charities decline the exemption and subject itself to federal regulation? The answers are significant because they determine whether federal preemption defeats the City of Portland’s effort to require Catholic Charities to extend its fringe benefits to the domestic partners of employees. Both parties…
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