Legal Opinion
Lesman v. Ransburg Corp.
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided August 7, 1989No. K88-359 CA4PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT HOLMES BELL, District Judge.
Defendant employers move for summary judgment on plaintiff employees’ claims for severance pay and award of penalties under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(c).
On June 1, 1984, Ransburg Corporation instructed its wholly owned subsidiary, Roto-Finish of Kalamazoo, to institute a severance pay policy. The severance pay policy provided for severance pay when a permanent full-time employee is “laid off due to a reduction in work force of the elimination of specific positions.” The policy also enumerates five instances in which no severance pay is paid: voluntary…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Porcellini v. Strassheim Printing Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
- Garavuso v. Shoe Corporations of America Industries, Inc.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1989
- Aquin v. Bendix Corp.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1986
3Cited by17 opinions
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- James Bellino v. Schlumberger Technologies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Louise Cassidy v. Akzo Nobel Salt, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
- Garred v. General American Life InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1991
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