Legal Opinion
Employee Staffing Services, Inc. v. Aubry
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 5, 1994No. 93-15482PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:
The premise of the complaint in this case is that ERISA opened a loophole so that employers could avoid buying workers’ compensation insurance. It does not. The obligations of California workers’ compensation insurance cannot be avoided by substituting an ERISA plan’s coverage for work-related injuries. We affirm the district court’s dismissal of the complaint.
Facts. Employee Staffing sponsors an ERISA plan. The ERISA plan covers work-related injuries and provides medical, health, and life insurance benefits. Stafcor, a subsidiary of Employee Staffing, employs workers…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Securities & Exchange Commission v. United States Realty & Improvement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Employers Resource Management Co., Inc. v. JamesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1994
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