CONSOL Energy Sued Again Over Retiree Health-Care Cuts

Aug. 24, 2017, 2:28 PM UTC

CONSOL Energy Inc. and its subsidiaries are accused of violating federal law by terminating health-care coverage to at least 900 nonunion retirees and their dependents (Casey v. CONSOL Energy, Inc., S.D. W.Va., No. 1:17-cv-03861, complaint filed 8/23/17).

CONSOL concealed the terms of its retirement and health-care plans and made “regular, repeated, and material misrepresentations” about the lifetime nature of benefits available to nonunion supervisors and hourly employees, according to a lawsuit filed Aug. 23 in federal court in West Virginia.

The alleged misrepresentations included printed material, slide shows, and oral presentations that their retirement package—which included medical, prescription ...

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