Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. v. Darden
1992 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. v. Darden, 503 U.S. 318 (1992), is a US labor law case, concerning the scope of protection for employees, under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The Court held that principles of agency were relevant to interpreting the concept of "employee".[1]
Quick Facts Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. v. Darden, Argued January 21, 1992 Decided March 24, 1992 ...
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. v. Darden | |
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Argued January 21, 1992 Decided March 24, 1992 | |
Full case name | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., et al., Petitioners v. Robert T. Darden |
Citations | 503 U.S. 318 (more) 112 S. Ct. 1344; 117 L. Ed. 2d 581; 1992 U.S. LEXIS 1949 |
Case history | |
Prior | Darden v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 717 F. Supp. 388 (E.D.N.C. 1989); affirmed, 922 F.2d 203 (4th Cir. 1991); cert. granted, 502 U.S. 905 (1991). |
Holding | |
The term "employee" as used in ERISA incorporates traditional agency law criteria for identifying master-servant relationships. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Souter, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. |
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