Legal Opinion
Senior v. NSTAR Electric & Gas Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 31, 2006No. 05-2015PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
The question presented is whether former utility company employees who took advantage of early retirement programs are entitled by reason of a labor agreement to vested lifetime dental benefits that could not be changed by the company. Such dental benefits are not given to other former employees or to present employees. These benefits are welfare benefit plan benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. “Welfare benefit plans” — plans that provide “medical, surgical, or hospital care or benefits, or benefits in the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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