UMW MEMBERS LAWSUIT UMWA Retirees, Employees And Union File Class-Action Suit Over Promised Benefits
Reported by: Bethany Simmons
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Reported: Oct. 24, 2012 6:08 PM EDT
Updated: Oct. 25, 2012 9:23 AM EDT
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Charleston
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
Eight retired and active members of the United Mine Workers of America and the union itself filed a federal class-action suit that seeks payment from Peabody Energy and Arch Coal for promised retiree benefits.
The suit claims that Peabody and Arch planned to transfer their employees and benefit plan obligations to Patriot for the purpose of depriving employees and retirees of their benefits, which is illegal under the Employee Retirement and Income Securities Act.
The suit is filed on behalf of more than 10,000 people whose benefits have been transferred to Patriot Coal. The company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July 2012.
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