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ERIC Urges PBGC to Withdraw Proposed Regulations on Reportable Events, Maintain Existing Requirements

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) yesterday submitted comments to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) urging the agency not to finalize proposed regulations on reportable events requirements, but instead to maintain the existing regulations in their current state.… More

ERIC Requests Relief from DOL on Timing of Participant Disclosure

ERIC has submitted a letter to the Department of Labor requesting relief relating to the timing of participant fee disclosures under section 404 of ERISA. … More

ERIC Urges EEOC to Adopt Rules that Foster Workplace Wellness Programs

Testifying today before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) strongly encouraged the agency to adopt guidance making clear that incentive-based workplace wellness programs are permissible in order to allow these programs to expand and succeed. Amy Moore of Covington & Burling LLP testified on behalf of ERIC.… More

ERIC Offers Supplemental Recommendations on Treatment of Service Contract Employees under ACA Shared Responsibility Rules

ERIC on April 29 offered supplemental comments addressing the issue of service contract employees in relation to the proposed regulations on the employer-shared responsibility provisions of the Affordable Care Act. ERIC submitted comments on the general rules in the proposed regulations on March 18… More

ERIC Urges Greater Flexibility and Clarity for ACA Out-of-Pocket Rules

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) has written to the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury urging the agencies to provide greater flexibility and clarity with respect to the out-of-pockets rules under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). … More

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