Legal Opinion
Pittsburgh MacK Sales & Service, Inc. v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 66
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 4, 2009No. 07-3938PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CHAGARES, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to determine whether an agreement by a union to purportedly indemnify or hold harmless an employer for the employer’s withdrawal liability to a pension plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (“ERISA”), and the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1381-1461 (“MPPAA”), is unenforceable because it violates public policy. We hold that it is not. As a result, we will vacate the District Court’s judgment to the contrary and will remand this matter to the…
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