Legal Opinion
Andrew P. Dzinglski v. Weirton Steel Corporation Retirement Committee of Weirton Steel Corporation Retirement Plan
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 19, 1989No. 88-3877PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
ERISA, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., requires a plan fiduciary to disclose to a plan participant the specific reasons for a denial of benefits. The question here is whether that obligation requires a fiduciary to disclose to a discharged employee, who applies for early retirement benefits, the reasons for his discharge if the denial of benefits is otherwise in accordance with the plan. The district court held that ERISA created no such obligation here. We affirm.
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Plaintiff Andrew P. Dzinglski worked for defendant Weirton Steel Corporation from May 12, 1959 until his…
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