Washington Appeals Panel: Garnishment Of Plan Assets Proper Under ERISA, State Law

(February 17, 2017, 11:21 AM EST) -- SEATTLE — A Washington appellate panel on Feb. 13 affirmed that garnishment of a pension’s assets was proper under both the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and Washington state’s garnishment law, Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 6.15020, because Washington law does not “relate to” ERISA and, therefore, neither is preempted (Jack A. Johnson v. Clyde E. Carlson, et al., No. 7424001, Wash. App., Div. 1, 2017 Wash. App. LEXIS 342)....

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