ERISA’s Church-Plan Exemption Applies To Plans, Federal Judge Rules

Mealey's (October 1, 2018, 8:45 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on Sept. 28 held that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act’s church-plan exemption applies to two defined-benefits plans and that the exemption is not unconstitutional, granting a nonprofit corporation’s motion for summary judgment in a class complaint filed by employees (Sheilar Smith, et al. v. OSF Healthcare System, et al., No. 16-467, S.D. Ill.)...