Judge sides with employer in lawsuit over health benefits – Employee Benefit News
By Lydell C. Bridgeford
October 22, 2009
A federal judge ruled that Deere & Co. was in compliance with ERISA when it redesigned its health benefits for certain retirees who had argued that the company reneged on its promise of full health coverage.
In Brubaker et al. v. Deere & Co., U.S. District Judge Charles Wolle of the Southern District of Iowa concluded that the company and its summary plan documents made it clear to the plaintiffs that their retiree health benefits may be amended, modified or terminated.
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