6th Circ. Lends Credence To ERISA Venue Selection Clauses

Law360, New York (November 6, 2014, 11:08 AM EST) -- In an effort to mitigate the risk that claims for employees' benefits owed under Employee Retirement Income Security Act plans will devolve into costly lawsuits filed in a variety of venues across the country, plan sponsors often include venue selection clauses in their benefit plans which require the claimants to file suit in a particular jurisdiction. The enforceability of such clauses, however, have been disputed by plan participants and the U.S. Department of Labor on the basis that they are inconsistent with ERISA's liberal venue provisions and its stated policy of providing "ready access to the Federal courts." 29 U.S.C. § 1001(b)....

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