Court Rules That ERISA Preemption Bars Recovery of Union Benefit Fund Payments Under State Wage Theft Statute

Summary In 2022, the State of New York passed the Construction Industry Wage Theft Statute, New York Labor Law § 198-e (the “Wage Theft Statute”). It includes authorizing suits against contractors to recover any employee wages and benefits unpaid by their subcontractors. In 2023, a union benefit fund sued a general...