Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Heinz

Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Heinz
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 19, 2004 Decided June 7, 2004
Full case name	Central Laborers' Pension Fund, Petitioner v. Thomas E. Heinz, et al.
Citations	541 U.S. 739 (more)
Holding
ERISA §204(g) prohibits a plan amendment expanding the categories of postretirement employment that triggers suspension of the payment of early retirement benefits already accrued.
Court membership
Chief Justice William Rehnquist Associate Justices John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy David Souter · Clarence Thomas Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
Majority	Souter, joined by unanimous court
Concurrence	Breyer, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Ginsburg

Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Heinz, 541 U.S. 739 (2004), is a case that was argued in the Supreme Court of the United States on 19 April 2004. The question it presented was whether Section 204(g) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act contradicts Section 203(a)(3)(B).

See also

• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 541
• List of United States Supreme Court cases

Further reading

• Clarkson, Michael; Thomas, Ann (2004). "Recent Developments in Employer-Employee Relations". Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal. 40: 369. ISSN 1543-3234.
• Ryan, Priscilla E.; Sharara, Norma M. (2004). "Employee Benefits". Tax Lawyer. 58: 1055. ISSN 0040-005X.

External links

• Full text of the case courtesy Findlaw.com