Michael v. United States
Michael v. United States, 444 U.S. 1032 (1980)
Opinion of the Court
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C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.
How later courts describe this case
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(holding ERISA preempts Connecticut’s fair employment law as it applies to benefit plans)
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(ERISA does not preempt state fair employment laws, since preemption of such laws would impair the federal framework for prohibiting employment discrimination)
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(complaint that company’s benefit plan is sex discriminatory; Wisconsin Fair Employment Act barring sex discrimination would be preempted by ERISA but for saving clause, § 1144(d)
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