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.

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Introduced

30 April 2003

Last action

19 May 2003 · Referred

Status

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.

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30 April 2003
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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30 April 2003
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Introduced in House
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30 April 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
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19 May 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/1876
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