FMS Nephrology Partners North Central Indiana Dialysis Centers, LLC v. Beacon Health System Group Benefit Plan, et al.

── FMS Nephrology Partners North Central Indiana Dialysis Centers, LLC v. Beacon Health System Group Benefit Plan, et al. ── Case No.: 20S-PL-00302 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: May 11, 2020 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Vacated and Remanded Justice Rush, Justice Massa, and Justice Goff concur. Justice David concurs in result The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 establishes minimum federal standards governing employee-benefit plans. Under ERISA, the responsibility for regulating this system of benefit plans is exclusively a federal concern. To further the goal of uniform federal standards, ERISA contains two preemption provisions. These provisions’ preemptive effect on state laws is far-reaching but not absolute.