Erisa Section 514

Section 514 a of erisa provides for the provisions of title i and iv to supersede any and all state laws so far as the state laws relate to any employee benefit plan determining the meaning of the inherently vague phrase relate to is frequently a key issue in erisa litigation.

Erisa section 514. Erisa 514 a 29 u s c. Except as provided in subsection b of this section the provisions of this subchapter. Other laws erisa sec.

The most important exceptions i e. Erisa section 514 preempts all state laws that relate to any employee benefit plan with certain enumerated exceptions. Section 514 a of erisa subject to certain exceptions states that title i of erisa preempts state laws insofar as they relate to any erisa covered employee benefit plan.

Except as provided in subsection b of this section the provisions of this subchapter and subchapter iii shall supersede any and all state laws insofar as they may now or hereafter relate to any employee benefit plan described in section 1003 a of this title and not exempt under section 1003 b of this title this section shall take effect on january 1 1975. Effective date except as provided in subsection b of this section the provisions of this subchapter and subchapter iii of this chapter shall supersede any and all state laws insofar as they may now or hereafter relate to any employee benefit plan described in section 1003 a of this title and not exempt under section 1003 b of this title. Other laws erisa sec.