Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jan. 4, 2021
ERISA ruling expands protection for employees, beneficiaries
A recent case further expands protection for employees and their beneficiaries by expanding the circumstances their medical providers can sue insurers directly based on an assignment, even where the plan at issue contained an anti-assignment provision.
Robert J. McKennon
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Robert specializes in representing policyholders in life, health and disability insurance, insurance bad faith, ERISA and unfair business practices litigation. His firm's California Insurance Litigation Blog can be found at www.californiainsurancelitigation.com.
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 governs most employer-sponsored benefit plans. ERISA establishes protections for employees in the administration of their employer-sponsored benefits, requiring that the administrator adhere to certain requirements when determining a plan participant's eligibility for benefits. Typically the ERISA plan's terms govern, although that is not always the case.
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