Disability Suit Remanded; Claims Not Preempted By ERISA, Judge Says

Mealey's (April 23, 2021, 2:02 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge on April 20 remanded a disability benefits suit filed by residents of Kosovo who performed work for a United States-based company in Afghanistan after determining that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act does not preempt the plaintiffs’ claims because the plaintiffs’ complaint does not present a permissible domestic application of ERISA....