Gastronomical Workers Union, et al v. Dorado Beach Hotel Corporation, et al

Filing 920100812

Opinion

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var WPFootnote1 = ' ERISA was heavily amended by the Pension Protection Act of\
2006, Pub. L. No. 109-280, 120 Stat. 780. We refer here to the\
prior version of the law, which governs the substantive issues in\
this case.\
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var WPFootnote2 = ' The trustees\' letter, though inartfully phrased, does not\
work a modification of the CBA. The letter has legal force only as\
a notice to the employers of a looming problem. That the notice\
was coupled with a suggestion about how the problem might be\
remedied does not change its legal effect.\
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var WPFootnote3 = ' We merely raise this question (which was not addressed by\
the parties), leaving it to the district court, on remand, to\
consider the type of relief (if any) available under ERISA section\
502(a)(3). \
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var WPFootnote4 = ' We use "attorneys\' fees" as a shorthand for a variety of\
ancillary remedies, including liquidated damages, prejudgment and\
postjudgment interest, and costs.\
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