Kentucky Federal Judge Deems Defined-Benefit Plan ERISA-Exempt

Mealey's (July 29, 2019, 11:14 AM EDT) -- COVINGTON, Ky. — In a July 25 summary judgment holding, a federal judge in Kentucky agreed with St. Elizabeth Medical Center Inc. that its defined-benefit pension plan is a “church plan” exempt from Employee Retirement Income Security Act scrutiny (Dolores Jane Boden, et al. v. St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Inc, et al., No. 16-49, E.D. Ky., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124184)....