Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide that title I (Protection of Employee Benefit Rights) does not preempt any State law which provides for: (1) remedies against insurance company unfair practices in administering an employee benefit plan or in processing claims under such plan; (2) the payment of prevailing wages; or (3) standards or other requirements relating to apprenticeship or other training programs.
Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) study the effect of ERISA preemption of State laws relating to employee benefit plans; and (2) report study results and recommendations to specified congressional committees.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Subcommittee on Labor. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-231.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources received executive comment from Departments of Labor, and Health and Human Services. Unfavorable.
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