Aubry

Contract Services Network, Inc., and others appeal the district court’s denial of their motion for a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary injunction in their action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1144 (a), seeking to enjoin the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations and others from requiring them to maintain workers’ compensation coverage as required by California Labor Code § 3700. 1 We affirm the district court’s denial of Appellants’ motion.

FACTS

Plaintiff Contract Services Network, Inc., (“CSN”) is a multi-employer trade and bargaining association whose members operate in several states, including California.

Plaintiff Contract Services Union Local 211 (“Union”) represents the Network’s employees, who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement which provides workers’ compensation benefits under an ERISA-cov-ered Trust Fund, the Contract Services Employees Trust (“Trust”). The Trust provides health and welfare benefits to its employees, including medical and death benefits coverage, emergency room care, and vision and hearing aid benefits. The Trust guarantees payment of benefits at levels…