Anti-assignment clauses and provider standing in ERISA litigation

Health and Welfare Plans: The power of a plan document is that a plan sponsor gets to decide how the plan operates. A key provision in any plan document is an anti-assignment clause, which provides that participants may not assign their rights to third parties. These clauses are critical in denying standing to providers seeking to sue employer plan sponsors in ERISA litigation.

I have no affiliation with Roberts Disability Law, but this is a great summary of a recent case illustrating that an anti-assignment clause will be respected in court.