Legal Opinion
George L. Govoni v. Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union of America, Local No. 5 Pension Fund and Plymouth-Home National Bank
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 24, 1984No. 83-1820PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
George Govoni, the appellant, has sued the Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union Local No. 5 Pension Fund in an effort to obtain a larger pension. The trustees of the Pension Fund pay him a reduced amount because they believe a “break” in his years of work in covered service deprives him of pension credit for years worked before the break. Govoni argues, however, that his “break” falls outside the pension plan’s definition of “break in service; ” that the trustees, in enforcing a different interpretation, have violated §§ 102 and 203 of the Employee…
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