Workplace safety laws independent of ERISA: Court


Workplace safety laws independent of ERISA: Court

NEW ORLEANS?The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act does not pre-empt state law claims regarding unsafe workplaces. Le Ann McAteer, a former employee for Silverleaf Resorts Inc., worked as a landscaper at the Holly Lake Ranch in Texas, about...

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