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- H.R.6142
H.R.6142: 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 reco
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced May 22, 2008
- Latest Major Action May 22, 2008
- See the four similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill 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 plan disability benefits in a timely manner.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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| May 22, 2008 |
Introduced in the House by Robert E. Andrews (D-N.J.) |