United States Eighth Circuit

In an action alleging that an amendment to defendant's pension plan violated ERISA, as well as federal and state age discrimination laws, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the act of amending a pension plan did not trigger ERISA's fiduciary provisions; 2) plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge the amendment because, even if the court invalidated the amendment, plaintiffs would still receive benefits under the plan's early retirement provision; and 3) plaintiffs presented no evidence that the differential treatment in the plan was actually motivated by age.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/05/2010
• Published 04/05/2010

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• United States Eighth Circuit

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