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Like many providers, you probably find it frustrating to deal with plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that don't pay you promptly. They often miss the payment deadlines in state prompt-pay laws, and when you point that out, they say they're not subject to those deadlines because they're ERISA plans and subject only to federal law.