Legal Opinion
Wisconsin Education Ass'n Insurance Trust v. Iowa State Board of Public Instruction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1986No. 85-2220PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
The issue before us is whether the Wisconsin Education Association Insurance Trust (WEAIT) is an “employee welfare benefit plan” as defined in section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1002(1) (1982), even though WEAIT provides benefits to individuals who are not members of any labor union affiliated with WEAN. If WEAIT is not an employee welfare benefit plan, ERISA does not preclude the Iowa Insurance Department from regulating WEAN. The district court held that WEAIT is an employee welfare benefit plan, thus exempt from regulation…
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