Legal Opinion
Ironworkers District Council v. Woodland Park Zoo Planning & Development
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 2, 1997No. 38165-2-IPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWebster, J.
A union council seeks to enforce Washington’s prevailing wage statute against a general contractor and its surety to collect wages in the amount of employee benefit contributions that an insolvent subcontractor failed to make to the pension plans of members of a local union. It seeks to obtain these funds by foreclosing a lien against the contractor’s bond and retainage, both of which are required by Washington statutes. This case presents the question of whether the Federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) preempts the Council’s action.
We hold that ERISA does not…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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