H.R. 3789 · 109th Congress
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide, in the case of an employee welfare benefit plan providing benefits in the event of disability, an exemption from preemption under such title for State tort actions to recover damages arising from the failure of the plan to timely provide such benefits.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rob Andrews
- Introduced
- 2005-09-15
- Latest action
- 2005-10-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Summary
Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to exempt from ERISA preemption state tort actions to recover damages arising from an employee welfare benefit plan's failure to provide in a timely manner the disability benefits it offers.