Brenda Tolbert v. RBC Capital Markets Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• discussing that mere deferral of payments does not dispositively result in the designation of a plan as a “pension plan”
• considering ERISA’s application to a wealth accumulation plan, another type of “employee pension benefit plan” whereby benefits are dependent upon individual employee contributions and investment performance
• “The resolution of the dispute over the ‘top hat’ exemption may require factual determinations regarding, for example, selectivity and high compensation.”
• “We decline, however, to engage in any policy debate that would affect how we interpret this statute.”
• plan that permitted employees to elect to receive distribution during employment or upon separation from employment was an ERISA plan

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).