Legal Opinion
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. v. Administrator, Department of Employment Security
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 7, 1978No. 6341PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATSON, Judge.
The issue is whether a retired employee who received a lump sum settlement of his rights to a pension fund to which both he and the employer had contributed is disqualified for unemployment compensation' benefits under the terms of LSA-R.S. 23:1601(7)(c) 1, which provides essentially that a person may not collect unemployment compensation for a week when he is receiving or has received payments under a pension plan to which his employer has contributed.
The employee, Gaddie Scroggins, retired and chose to take his pension in a lump sum of $55,951.87 instead of under various…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Parker v. GeraceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Southern Hardware & Lumber Co. v. VesichLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Hale v. GeraceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Lambert v. BrownLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
3Cited by3 opinions
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