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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Dec. 14, 2016

Justices to weigh religious hospital exemption

The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a set of cases which center on interpretation of the "church plan" exemption from ERISA as applied to the retirement plans of massive, religiously affiliated hospital systems. By Darin Ranahan

Darin D. Ranahan

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Feinberg, Jackson, Worthman & Wasow LLP

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UC Berkeley Boalt Hall

Darin Ranahan is an associate with Feinberg, Jackson, Worthman & Wasow LLP

By Darin Ranahan

On Dec. 2, the U.S. Supreme Court granted writs of certiorari in Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton, St. Peter's Healthcare System v. Kaplan, and Dignity Health v. Rollins, which center on interpretation of the "church plan" exemption from the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) as applied to the retirement plans of massive, religiously affiliated hospital systems. Affirmation...

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