6th Circuit Reverses Dismissal Of Misclassification Suit Involving ERISA Benefits

(August 29, 2024, 1:06 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — Reversing dismissal of a putative class action in which insurance agents assert Employee Retirement Income Security Act claims over alleged misclassification and denial of benefits, a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled that the lower court erred by relying on documents regarding which “there are legitimate questions” of whether they “are a full set of the relevant, governing plan documents.”...