The Court Awards City Market Participation Trophy, Denies ERISA Preemption of Bidding Ordinances
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has spoken: preemption under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) does not apply when a municipality is acting as a market participant. The 6th Circuit upheld certain bidding ordinances for municipal projects that favored companies providing health and pension benefits to employees. On January 4, 2018, the 6th […]