Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 4/28/1981

Commonwealth v. Federico

Citations

419 N.E.2d 1374
383 Mass. 485
2 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 2382
1981 Mass. LEXIS 1208

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Massachusetts statute is aimed specifically at employee benefit plans and is not entitled to exception from preemption
Massachusetts statute is aimed specifically at employee benefit plans and is not entitled to exception from preemption
“[A] State is not precluded [by ERISA] from prosecuting, under a theft statute applicable to the entire population, an employer who steals money from an employee benefit plan, simply because the theft involved such a plan.”
“[A] State is not precluded [by ERISA] from prosecuting, under a theft statute applicable to the entire population, an employer who steals money from an employee benefit plan, simply because the theft involved such a plan.”

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Judges: Hennessey, Braucher, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams

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