The ERISA Industry CommitteeApproval of legislation alleviating the most immediate pressure concerning the “fiscal cliff” is no doubt just the beginning of ongoing attention to a variety of key fiscal challenges relating to federal spending and the tax code. For the latest updates, visit ERIC’s Tax Reform / Deficit Reduction page.
ERIC advocates and supports the strengthening of our voluntary system of retirement benefits that has enabled our members to offer benchmark retirement benefits to their active employees, retirees and their families. Visit ERIC's Retirement Policy Page
ERIC is a highly visible, effective advocate of market-based health care reform and ERISA preemption. We believe that improving the quality, cost-effectiveness, and accessibility of our health care system demands adherence to market principles that have made possible the success of major employer plans. Visit ERIC's Health Policy Page
Since 1976, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) has remained the only organization in Washington, DC committed exclusively to the employee benefits interests of America’s major employers. Learn More
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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
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
The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) testified today before a joint IRS/Treasury Department hearing on proposed regulations under the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) employer shared responsibility rules. Alden J. Bianchi, Practice Group Leader of the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., testified on behalf of ERIC. … More
Catalyst for Payment Reform National Summit on Provider Market Power to be Held June 11 in Washington, DC
With Health Affairs as its Media Sponsor, the Summit will provide a venue to learn from the leading experts in the country and have an open debate and discussion about the implications and how we can ensure adequate competition in the health care marketplace.… More
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