Legal Opinion
Jacqueline Barnhardt v. Open Harvest Cooperative
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 7, 2014No. 13-2254PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Jacqueline Barnhardt appeals the district court’s 1 entry of summary judgment in favor of Open Harvest Cooperative (“Open Harvest”) on her claim alleging a violation of § 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. § 1140. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.
I. Background
Open Harvest is a member-owned food cooperative located in Lincoln, Nebraska. Barnhardt began working at Open Harvest in September 1994 and ultimately attained the position of outreach and membership director. Open Harvest makes short-term disability insurance…
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