Legal Opinion
Schultz v. WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 5, 2010No. 09-2125PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Kathryn D. Shultz, Maryls E. Rezaian, Katherine A. Cummins, and Connie L. Nelson sued their former employer, Windstream Communications, Inc., alleging that an amendment to its pension Plan violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and federal and state age discrimination laws. The district court 1 granted summary judgment for Windstream. The former employees appeal. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
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On December 6, 2006, Windstream announced that 15 employees — including Appellants — would be laid off on…
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