02/04/15 - Washington Update Conference Call


Wednesday, February 4, 2015 (11am - 12pm US/Eastern)


Call Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)

This is a member-only call.

Note: This call was originally scheduled for February 2.

Welcome back to this year’s first installment of our monthly Washington Update calls. We hope you can join us on the call to welcome our new President and CEO Annette Guarisco Fildes.

We changed the date of the call because it was scheduled at the same time as when President Obama plans to release his fiscal year 2016 budget the morning of February 2.

Please join us for a discussion of:

• The President’s FY 2016 budget and congressional reaction
• Recent wellness activities, including the upcoming Senate HELP Committee hearing
• Legislative activity on ACA and the prospects for changes to the definition of full-time employee
• ERIC testimony before a Treasury/IRS hearing on proposed transition rules on hybrid pension plans
• ERIC’s amicus brief to the Supreme Court in .Tibble v. Edison International
• Supreme Court decision in M&G Polymers v. Tackett concerning vested retiree benefits in collective-bargaining agreements
• Congressional activity concerning tax reform
• Recent regulatory activity by the Department of Labor and PBGC

Join us on Wednesday, February 4 to hear from ERIC's Health and Retirement staff for an update on these and other legislative, regulatory and legal developments.

To register for the call, click on the "Register Now" link at the top of this page (you will need your username and password to register).

If you are a prospective member and would like to participate in the call, please contact ERIC at 202-789-1400 or e-mail: memberservices@eric.org.

The slides for this call will be posted to this site on the morning of the call.

Related Files:

Washington Update Slides - February 2015.pdf