{"data":{"id":"us/29-u.s.c.-1133","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 U.S.C. § 1133","heading":"Claims procedure","body":"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.","path":["Title 29—LABOR","CHAPTER 18—EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc29@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:58:41Z","sha256":"3adeb144091bec64884308b9675cfcea05c111724c0a30789eb09fc9f67171ee","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-u.s.c.-1132","next":"us/29-u.s.c.-1134"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}