Legal Opinion
Biggers v. Wittek Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1993No. 92-2139PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
Wittek Industries, Inc., a corporation engaged in the manufacture of automobile parts, closed its EC Manufacturing Division at Pineville, North Carolina, on February 15, 1991, and terminated the employment of those working at the plant. Applying a 1989 written policy which provided for a maximum of three weeks of severance pay, Wittek Industries paid each of the employees those benefits. Ronald J. Biggers and 17 other employees contended the 1989 policy had never been adopted, and they sued Wittek Industries under ERISA claiming entitlement to additional severance…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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