Supreme Court's ERISA Ruling unlikely to Affect opt-out Systems, Advocates Say

A decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on the time limits for workers to bring suit for the alleged mishandling of their employer-sponsored benefits plan has garnered coast-to-coast attention from attorneys who focus on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. But supporters of the Texas nonsubscription scheme and its corollary, the Oklahoma "Option," say they don't see Monday's ruling in Tribble v. Edison International as likely to change anything for employers who have decided they want out of the comp system. Steve Bent, the executive director of the Texas ...