Legal Opinion
Golden Gate Restaurant v. City and County of San Francisco
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 30, 2008No. 07-17370, 07-17372PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Golden Gate Restaurant Association (“the Association”) challenges the employer spending requirements of the newly enacted San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (“the Ordinance”). The Association argues that the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) preempts the employer spending requirements of the Ordinance either because those requirements create a “plan” within the meaning of ERISA or because they “relate to” employers’ ERISA plans. On December 26, 2007, the district court granted the Association’s motion for…
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