Legal Opinion
Republic Industries, Inc. v. Teamsters Joint Council No. 83 of Virginia Pension Fund
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1983No. Nos. 83-1054, 83-1109, 83-1119 and 83-1196PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Chief Judge:
The principal issue in these cross appeals is the constitutionality of the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 (1980 Act), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1381 et seq., which became effective September 26, 1980 but which provided liability for complete or partial employer withdrawal from a multiemployer pension plan retroactive to April 29, 1980. § 1461(e)(2)(A). The constitutionality of the 1980 Act is attacked on the grounds that the withdrawal provisions, including their retroactive effective date, are arbitrary and irrational, the collection proceedings deprive an employer…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- Louis F. Peick v. Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Helen Debreceni, Etc. v. Merchants Terminal Corporation and Terminal Refrigeration and Warehousing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- The Washington Star Company v. International Typographical Union Negotiated Pension PlanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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