Legal Opinion
Earl E. Pierce v. Security Trust Life Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 3, 1992No. 90-1101 (CA-89-661-N)PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
This case presents issues arising from an ERISA action brought by twelve retired employees of the defendant Security Trust Life Insurance Company (“Security”) to contest an amendment which Security made to the employees’ ERISA plan. In 1988, after the plaintiffs had retired, Security amended the ERISA plan to require the retiree employees to contribute, beginning as of January 1, 1989, a portion of the cost of their medical and hospital benefits plan. Security made this amendment pursuant to the power granted the employer under the plan to terminate, modify or change the terms of the…
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