Legal Opinion
Transport Workers Union of America ex rel. Fabio v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 27, 1998No. 96-1760PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs Transport Workers Union of America, Local 290 (“Transport Workers”), Leonard F. Browna, and William Haggerty instituted this action against Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (“SEPTA”) and SEPTA’s Retirement Plan for Supervisory, Administrative and Management Employees (“SAM Plan”). Plaintiffs claim that defendants violated the Contract Clauses of the United States and Pennsylvania Constitutions by modifying the SAM Plan in August 1995 to require, as a condition of participation, a contribution of employee earnings to the…
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