ST. LOUIS - A federal court lacks federal subject matter jurisdiction to consider arbitrability arising under a severance agreement, even though the severance benefits were measured by reference to plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, because the benefits were not due under an ERISA plan, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed March 28 (Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation v. Kevin V. Schieffer, No. 12-1807, 8th Cir.; 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 6188;...(read more)![]()
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