Judge OKs Dismissal Of ERISA Age Discrimination Suit Over Residency Requirement

Mealey's (August 25, 2021, 12:27 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — Beneficiaries of a retiree health plan who asserted claims of age discrimination in contesting a requirement that they must reside in the United States to continue to receive benefits did not cite any provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act or the plan supporting that argument, a federal judge in Texas said Aug. 20, dismissing the case against ExxonMobil Corp. and its health plan with prejudice for failure to state a claim....