This guidebook gives an overview of the California workers' compensation system. Are you filing for ERISA benefits?An ERISA claims attorney at the McKennon Law Group can ensure that you make no mistakes and that you meet the deadlines. If an employee welfare benefit plan is not clearly and exactly excluded from ERISA, any state law "relating to" the plan is preempted. Nor are those maintained solely to comply with state workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, or disability insurance laws, 29 U.S.C. section 1003(b). Workers' compensation coverage is compulsory for the vast majority of employers in all states except Texas. When Congress crafted ERISA, one of the Act's primary goals was to reduce abuses in the system pertaining to private employee pensions. Due to the distinct nature of applicable Plans, federal law allows for them to bring a civil action to recover under 29 U.S.C. §1132(a)(3). Check out our video tutorial below for help filling out this form.