Legal Opinion
Utility Workers Union v. Consumers Power Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1981No. 78-1402PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.
There is a single question presented by the appeal now before the Court: do the non-forfeitability provisions of the Employees Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1053(a), prohibit the reduction of pension benefits by the amount that a pensioner receives in workers’ compensation insurance benefits? Although this question appears simple, it in fact raises several difficult issues of statutory interpretation. Not only is the Court required to interpret various provisions of ERISA (in conjunction with related provisions of the Internal…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- General Motors Corporation v. David J. Buha and James B. Stone, County District JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- Mazor v. State, Dep't of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Cruz v. Chevrolet Grey Iron Division of General Motors Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Utility Workers Union of America Afl-Cio v. Consumers Power CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981