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The U.S. Supreme Court is considering the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, setting the stage for one of the most important decisions in a generation. To obtain the amicus briefs and stay up on the latest developments visit ERIC’s Health Care Reform Webpage.

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

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

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

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ERIC President Mark Ugoretz Announces Retirement; Scott Macey to Serve as Interim President

Washington, D.C. – Mark Ugoretz, President of The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) announced this week that, after almost 29 years as head of the organization, he will retire on June 1. Ugoretz devoted most of his career to employee-benefit issues.… More

ERIC Offers Recommendations to Improve Treasury Lifetime Income Guidance

Washington, D.C. – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today submitted to the Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service a series of three comment letters in response to their February 2012 package of proposed regulations and revenue rulings regarding lifetime-income options for participants and beneficiaries in retirement plans. … More

ERIC and Epstein Becker Green Announce Inaugural Edition of Quarterly Benefits Litigation Update

ERIC announces the inaugural edition of the quarterly Benefits Litigation Update, a joint project of ERIC and the law firm of Epstein Becker Green. The Update will provide a featured article addressing an important trend or topic currently being discussed in the benefits community and select case summaries involving noteworthy benefits litigation issues.… More

ERIC Calls on Congress to Preserve Employer-Provided Retirement System

Washington, D.C. -- ERIC on April 17 joined 28 other trade associations in submitting a statement for the record for a House Ways and Means… More

ERIC Urges DOL to Permit Broader Use of Electronic Media for Participant Disclosures

Washington, D.C. -- ERIC, along with a coalition of 14 other business trade associations, strongly urged the Department of Labor… More

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