Legal Opinion
Chicago Truck Drivers, Helpers & Warehouse Union (Independent) Pension Fund v. Century Motor Freight, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 9, 1997No. 96-3663PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Century Motor Freight sold all of its assets to Wintz Parcel Drivers in February 1992. The sale meant that Century would no longer be making pension contributions on behalf of its former employees to the Chicago Truck Drivers Union Pension Fund, a multiemployer fund. The responsibility to make payments became Wintz’s, but Century was by no means off the hook. Multiemployer pension plans are a popular way for employers to pool their risk and resources, and under ERISA1 an employer withdrawing from the plan pays a penalty. That penalty is called “withdrawal liability,” and…
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