9th Circuit Grants Petition For En Banc Rehearing On Preemption Of Nevada Law

Mealey's (May 24, 2019, 11:15 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 22 granted a petition for en banc rehearing filed by a number of trusts that administer multiemployer plans, agreeing to reconsider its decision that a repealed Nevada law that limits the damages that may be collected from general contractors who are vicariously liable for the debts of Employee Retirement Income Security Act plan members is not preempted by ERISA and does not conflict with ERISA’s objectives or impermissibly “relate” to ERISA plans (The Board of Trustees of the Glazing Health and Welfare Trust, et al. v. Shannon Chambers, No. 16-15588, 9th Cir.)....