Kaci Garrabrant presented a Zoom program for the Utah Association for Justice on ERISA preemption, covering how ERISA applies, when it may not, and why getting that analysis right can make a major difference in employee benefits, subrogation, and state law claims.
The program covered how to determine whether a benefit plan is governed by ERISA, common exemptions (governmental plans, church plans, payroll practices, and owner-only plans), how ERISA preemption limits state law claims, and practical guidance on identifying ERISA status early in a case.