Panel Says Parties Must Proceed With Grievance Procedure In ERISA Plan Dispute

Mealey's (December 12, 2019, 11:32 AM EST) -- CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 10 affirmed a district court’s order that parties to a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) must proceed with the grievance and arbitration procedure outlined in the CBA to resolve a dispute over the implementation of pension and welfare trust fund plans that comply with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (Local 1982, International Longshoremen's Association v. Midwest Terminals of Toledo International Inc., No. 19-3319, 6th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 36502)....