110 HR 2622 IH: Equality for Workers under ERISA Act U.S. House of Representatives 2007-06-07 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2622 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2007 Mrs. McCarthy of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require de novo review of claims determinations made by employee benefit plans.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Equality for Workers under ERISA Act of 2007.

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De novo review of claims determinations by employee benefit plans

(a)

In general

Section 502(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1132(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3)Any action commenced under subsection (a)(1)(B) shall be adjudicated as a de novo proceeding without deference to any claim determination made prior to the commencement of such action. . (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to claim determinations made by plans on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.