Legal Opinion
Emma Siles v. Ilgwu National Retirement Fund Dennis Slipkoff Alvin Kaplan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 25, 1986No. 85-1728PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:
Emma Siles appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the International Lady Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) National Retirement Fund (Fund). She claims that the Fund’s requirement that she work at least 435 hours in covered employment in 1974 and 1975 in order to qualify for a pension under a pension plan mandated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) violates ERISA’s transitional rules. 29 U.S.C. § 1061(e) (1982). 1 In the alternative, Siles claims that application of certain of the Plan’s provisions to her constitutes a…
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- Handee T. Lee v. Robert NesbittCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Don Ray Smith v. Cmta-Iam Pension TrustCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Edmund J. Harm v. Bay Area Pipe Trades Pension Plan Trust FundCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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