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MALONE v. WHITE MOTOR CORP.

No. 76-1184.

435 U.S. 497 (1978)

MALONE, COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY FOR MINNESOTA v. WHITE MOTOR CORP. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 3, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Allyn, Solicitor General of Minnesota, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Warren Spannaus, Attorney General, and Kent G. Harbison, Richard A. Lockridge, and Jon K. Murphy, Special Assistant Attorneys General.

Frank C. Heath argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Curtis L. Roy, Erwin Griswold, and John L. Strauch.

Allan A. Ryan, Jr., argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. On the brief were Solicitor General McCree, John S. Irving, Carl L. Taylor, Norton J. Come, Linda Sher, and David S. Fishback.*

MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

A Minnesota statute, the Private Pension Benefits Protection Act, Minn. Stat. § 181B.01 et seq. (1976) (Pension Act), passed in April 1974, established minimum standards for the funding and vesting of employee pensions. The question in this case is whether this statute, which since January 1, 1975, has been pre-empted by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA),

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