Legal Opinion
Laurence Kaplan v. Saint Peter's Healthcare Syste
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 29, 2015No. 15-1172PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
Subsection 4(b)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) provides an exemption for church plans. These plans need not comply with a host of ERISA provisions, including fiduciary obligations and minimum-funding ’ rules. ERISA § 3(38)(A) defines a church plan as one that is “established and maintained ... for its employees (or their beneficiaries)” by a tax-exempt church. Subsection 3(33)(C)(i) clarifies that a “plan established and maintained” by a church includes a plan maintained by a qualifying agency of a church. But can a church…
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