Legal Opinion
Helen Debreceni, Etc. v. Graf Brothers Leasing, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 18, 1987No. 87-1198PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the question whether a corporate shareholder or officer may be held personally liable for the withdrawal liability mandated by Title IY of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq., by the application of an “economic reality” test similar to that used in cases decided under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 206, see Donovan v. Agnew, 712 F.2d 1509 (1st Cir.1983), or whether the standard should be the more stringent test generally required to “pierce the corporate veil.” See, e.g., Alman v. Danin,…
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