Company must contribute to fund on behalf of owner-employees
Article Abstract:
Double M Trucking Inc. was ordered to make contributions to multiemployer health and welfare fund based on the hours worked by owner-operators and company drivers. In a case filed by Illinois Conference of Teamsters and Employers Welfare Fund against the trucking firm, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that Double M treated the owner-operators as employees under common law 'right-to-control' test.
Publication Name: Benefits Quarterly
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 8756-1263
Year: 1996
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What is an employee welfare plan?
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The surrounding circumstances from which the intended benefits can be determined establish whether informal written or oral communications constitute an employee welfare benefit plan under the ERISA. The decision of the US Court of Appeals for the 3d Circuit in the case of a nursing aide who charged that her employer's misrepresentations entitles her and her husband to relief under ERISA is discussed.
Publication Name: Benefits Quarterly
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 8756-1263
Year: 1996
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Prevailing wage law not preempted
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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court affirmed the district court's ruling in the case involving the Minnesota Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors and the Minnesota Dept. of Labor and Industry. The appeals court ruled that the ERISA is not preemptive of the Minnesota Prevailing Wage Law because the statute does not 'relate to' an employee benefit plan under ERISA.
Publication Name: Benefits Quarterly
Subject: Human resources and labor relations
ISSN: 8756-1263
Year: 1996
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