Wis. Admin. Code Office of the Commissioner of Insurance Ins 22.02 - Exemptions

The provisions of chs. 600 to 655, Stats., do not apply to:

(1) Any lawyer referral service operated by the Wisconsin state bar or a local bar association.

(2) The furnishing of legal assistance by labor unions or other employe organizations to their members for matters relating to employment or occupation.

(3) The furnishing of legal assistance to members or their dependents by a church, cooperative, educational institution, credit union, or organization of employes if:

(a) The organization is established primarily for purposes other than to obtain insurance or to provide legal assistance or both;

(b) The organization contracts directly with a lawyer or law firm for the provision of legal services; and

(c) The administration and marketing of the legal services are conducted wholly by the organization and solely to individuals who are members of the organization.

(4) Employe welfare benefit plans to the extent that state laws are superseded by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 USC 1144, if evidence of exemption from state laws is shown to the commissioner.

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Wis. Admin. Code Office of the Commissioner of Insurance Ins 22.02

Cr. Register, January, 1989, No. 397, eff. 2-1-89.