Legal Opinion
Jack Ahng, Robert Johnson, Alberto Barbosa v. Allsteel, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 25, 1996No. 95-2721, 95-3734PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Section 204(g) of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1054(g), prohibits an employer from enacting amendments to its pension plan that result in the reduction of accmed benefits. The question to which we return today is whether the anti-cutback rule of the Retirement Equity Act of 1984, Pub.L. No. 98-397, 98 Stat. 1426 (1984), which amended § 204(g), should be interpreted to prohibit pension plan amendments or terminations that reduce or eliminate an employee’s ability to participate in early retirement benefits. In 1993, this Court…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Michael A. Costantino, on Behalf of the Class of v. Trw, Inc. Jake Schoepler, Secretary, Board of Administrators Trw Salaried Pension PlanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Emma Anderson v. Flexel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Andersen v. Chrysler Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Rita Moreno Gallegos v. Mt. Sinai Medical Center and Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Richard Herman, Daniel Paule, Larry Arwood v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, Fred Gegare, Jerry YoungerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- Harry BELLAS, v. CBS, INC.; Westinghouse Pension Plan, AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
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