12/18/2001: Labor Department Issues Guidance on Benefit Claims Regs Becoming Effective 1/1/2002 for Many Plans (U.S. Department of Labor, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration)Excerpt: "The claims procedure regulation changes the minimum procedural requirements for the processing of benefit claims for all employee benefit plans covered under ERISA, although the changes are minimal for pension and welfare benefits plans other than those that provide group health and disability benefits."
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