Legal Opinion
Jenisio v. Ozark Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Agent & Clerical Employees
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 13, 1999No. 98-3229PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
Steven and Candace Jenisio brought an action under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 — 1461, seeking benefits under two pension plans. The district court 1 dismissed the action, concluding that the Railway Labor Act (RLA), 45 U.S.C. § 184, divested the court of subject matter jurisdiction because the Jenisios’ claims were subject to the RLA’s mandatory arbitration provision. We affirm.
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Steven Jenisio was hired by Ozark Airlines, Inc. (Ozark) in December 1971 and was continuously employed by Ozark until it merged with Trans…
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