FEDERAL · 29 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER I—PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RIGHTS
Claims procedure
29 U.S.C. § 1133
Title29 — Labor
SubtitleB
ChapterSUBCHAPTER I—PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RIGHTS
Partpart 5—administration and enforcement
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29 U.S.C. § 1133.
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In accordance with regulations of the Secretary, every employee benefit plan shall—
(1)provide adequate notice in writing to any participant or beneficiary whose claim for benefits under the plan has been denied, setting forth the specific reasons for such denial, written in a manner calculated to be understood by the participant, and
(2)afford a reasonable opportunity to any participant whose claim for benefits has been denied for a full and fair review by the appropriate named fiduciary of the decision denying the claim.
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History
(Pub. L. 93–406, title I, §503, Sept. 2, 1974, 88 Stat. 893.)
Editorial Notes
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Regulations
Secretary authorized, effective Sept. 2, 1974, to promulgate regulations wherever provisions of this subchapter call for the promulgation of regulations, see section 1031 of this title.
Regulations
Secretary authorized, effective Sept. 2, 1974, to promulgate regulations wherever provisions of this subchapter call for the promulgation of regulations, see section 1031 of this title.
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