Legal Opinion
Lowe v. Imperial Colliery Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 21, 1988No. 18370PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Justice:
This case presents the question whether a civil suit by certain employees for the recovery of vacation pay, filed pursuant to the Wage Payment and Collection Act, W.Va.Code, 21-5-1, et seq., is preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. The Fayette County Circuit Court deemed such a suit to be preempted and granted the employers’ motion to dismiss. We reverse and remand for further development.
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The defendants, Imperial Colliery Company and Milburn Colliery Company, are coal mine operators in southern West Virginia. The…
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