Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Greater Washington Board of Trade
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 14, 1992No. 91-1326PublishedCited by 441 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
The District of Columbia requires employers who provide health insurance for their employees to provide equivalent health insurance coverage for injured employees eligible for *127workers’ compensation benefits. We hold that this requirement is pre-empted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 88 Stat. 829, as amended, 29 U. S. C. § 1001 et seq. (1982 ed. and Supp. II).
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ERISA sets out a comprehensive system for the federal regulation of private employee benefit plans, including both pension plans and welfare plans. A “welfare plan” is defined in §3 of ERISA to include,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by441 opinions
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