Click here to view a brief description of the facts, issues, and importance of an anticipated petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court in Jander v. Retirement Plans Committee of IBM, et al… More

ERIC is interested in supporting a legal case by filing an amicus brief and would like your support… More

ERIC joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Benefits Council, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the American Retirement Association, the National Association of Manufacturers, and the Business Roundtable in filing an amicus brief in the case Brotherston v. Putnam Investments… More

Please review the draft brief for Brotherston v. Putnam Investments. Putnam is filing a petition for certiorari to encourage the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on two issues… More

Yesterday, the Administration announced its proposed rule to lower prescription drug prices and out-of-pocket costs “by encouraging manufacturers to pass discounts directly on to patients and bringing new transparency to prescription drug markets” … More

We are interested in supporting two legal cases with the filing of amicus briefs and would like your support. One is a health care case and the other a retirement case… More

EBSA has sent a Federal Register Notice announcing an April 10, 2019 ERISA Advisory Council meeting, to set topics for the 2019 Council… More

ERIC continues to seek changes in the missing participant audit process by requesting an end to closing letters that contain a fiduciary breach finding… More

ERIC has prepared a draft regulation comment letter addressing concerns raised by Massachusetts's updated draft regulations related to implementation of the state’s paid family and medical leave program… More

As we’ve alerted you to previously, the Massachusetts Employer Medical Assistance Contribution is scheduled to sunset at the end of this year, but there is some concern that it may be extended… More

Yesterday, the D.C. City Council held a joint working group meeting to discuss aspects of Final Regulations covering tax contribution collection for the District’s Universal Paid Leave Program… More

ERIC is urging the Louisiana Senate against regulating self-insured health plans. Together with the Louisiana Business Group on Health, we are warning the Senate that Louisiana Senate Bill 41, which relates to the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, treads on federal territory protected by ERISA… More

Three bills related to paid family and medical leave were heard in the Maine Committee on Labor and Housing last Friday, April 19. ERIC submitted a comment letter to the Committee outlining our applicable paid leave principles and addressing issues with the bills as currently drafted… More

want to provide a brief update on the Massachusetts Employer Medical Assistance Contribution supplement tax (EMAC)… More

The ERISA Industry Committee is pleased to submit these comments in response to a recently-issued request for information (RFI) on grandfathered health plans… More

On Thursday, ERIC submitted comments to the North Dakota House Human Services Committee on Senate Bill 2094, which relates to telemedicine… More

On behalf of The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), thank you for accepting input from interested stakeholders as you consider the proposed legislation, Senate Bill 2094, regarding telemedicine… More

ERIC has submitted a letter to Maine state legislators addressing concerns with proposed legislation currently under consideration regarding the state's retirement savings plan… More

Yesterday, ERIC submitted a letter to Connecticut state legislators addressing concerns with proposed paid family and medical leave legislation… More

Today, ERIC submitted comments to the Maine House Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services regarding Legislative Document 659, which would allow pharmacists to make biosimilar substitutions… More

Today, ERIC submitted comments to the Arkansas House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee on House Bill 1269, which would allow pharmacists to make biosimilar substitutions… More

Today, ERIC submitted a letter to the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave commenting on preliminary draft regulations related to the implementation of the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Law… More

As we’ve discussed, payment parity for telemedicine services is the issue de jour this legislative session, and we wanted to provide you with a brief rundown of some of this month’s activity related to it. The following is a synopsis of telemedicine bills in Washington, Georgia, and Florida.… More

ERIC submitted suggestions to the U.S. Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor Preston Rutledge on guidance related to the challenge of employers locating missing retirement plan participants… More

This week ERIC submitted letters in two different states reminding them of the preemption provisions for employers that currently sponsor retirement plans under ERISA. Both Washington state and Oklahoma are considering the implementation of mandatory state-administered IRA programs which would contravene ERISA’s preemption provisions… More

The ERISA Industry Committee is writing regarding Oklahoma Senate Bill 934 (“SB 934”) to urge the legislators to acknowledge the preemption provisions under federal law—The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”)—by exempting employers that already provide access to a retirement savings plan from the requirements of SB 934… More

Today, ERIC submitted comments to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services in response to the Proposed Rule on “Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out of Pocket Expenses"… More

ERIC submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service on proposed regulations relating to hardship distribution provisions for 401(k) plans… More

On behalf of The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), thank you for accepting input from interested stakeholders as you explore ways to stabilize North Dakota’s individual health insurance market through a reinsurance program… More

Today, ERIC submitted comments on North Dakota Senate Bill 2094, which would require most telemedicine visits to be performed using both audio and video communication technology… More

On behalf of The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), thank you for accepting input from interested stakeholders as you consider the proposed legislation, Senate Bill 2094, regarding telemedicine… More

ERIC has been actively advocating for improvements to the private retirement system. ERIC submitted a statement to the Senate Finance Committee’s hearing on the Retirement Enhancement Security Act… More

ERIC submits letters on new retirement legislation and Senate Finance Committee hearing; DOL extends comment period for regular rate of pay proposal… More

On April 30, Congress confirmed Gordon Hartogensis as the new director of the PBGC. ERIC sent a letter of support earlier in this process and looks forward to working with him on maintaining PBGC premium levels for single-employer plans and addressing the multiemployer pension crisis… More

ERIC is heavily engaged with congressional staff on developing proactive solutions to protect our employees, retirees, and their families, ensure that their benefits provide them with access to high quality health care, and eliminate the financial woes caused by defects in the current system… More

ERIC sent a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee stating our support for H.R. 2113, the “Prescription Drug Sunshine, Transparency, Accountability and Reporting Act… More

Thirty-four business organizations sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, praising lawmakers for taking up the costly crisis of surprise medical billing, and calling for specific legislative changes to protect patients and end the crisis… More

ERIC sent a letter to U.S. Representative Richard Neal (D-MA), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, urging him to modify the Lifetime Income Disclosure Act provision currently contained in the Retirement Enhancement & Savings Act and the newly introduced SECURE Act… More

As we reported on Friday, the House Ways and Means Committee is holding a mark-up of retirement legislation tomorrow, Tuesday, April 2… More

We have heard that the House Ways and Means Committee is holding a mark-up of the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act on Tuesday, April 5.… More

ERIC joined over 40 other business groups in a statement supporting anti-discrimination policies for sexual orientation and sexual identity… More

ERIC submitted a letter to the U.S. Senate, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on specific legislative solutions for reducing health care costs… More

ERIC submitted a letter to the U.S. Senate, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on specific legislative, regulatory, or subregulatory solutions for reducing health care costs… More

Today, ERIC sent a letter to the U.S. Senate addressing the surprise medical billing crisis. ERIC is committed to working toward proactive solutions to protect patients from unconscionable bills, while preventing efforts to entrench damaging and anticompetitive behavior by select, problematic parts of the health industry, and ensuring that unfair and unnecessary costs are not simply socialized in the form of higher premium costs for everyone … More

ERIC today testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Health Subcommittee in a “Hearing on Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills”… More

ERIC has been actively advocating for improvements to the private retirement system. ERIC submitted a statement to the Senate Finance Committee’s hearing on the Retirement Enhancement Security Act… More

ERIC has secured a permanent exemption for ERIC members from the Illinois Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program reporting requirements.… More

Thirty-four business organizations sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, praising lawmakers for taking up the costly crisis of surprise medical billing, and calling for specific legislative changes to protect patients and end the crisis… More

ERIC sent a letter to U.S. Representative Richard Neal (D-MA), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, urging him to modify the Lifetime Income Disclosure Act provision currently contained in the Retirement Enhancement & Savings Act and the newly introduced SECURE Act… More

ERIC submitted a letter to the U.S. Senate, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on specific legislative solutions for reducing health care costs… More

Annette Guarisco Fildes, President and CEO of The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), today testified before the Arkansas House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor in support of House Bill 1220, legislation to expand access to telemedicine… More

ERIC is pleased to announce Aliya Robinson as the new Senior Vice President of Retirement and Compensation Policy and LeAnne Wilson as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships… More

The ERISA Industry Committee started 2019 off with a flurry of comments on retirement policies affecting large plan sponsors… More

ERIC today testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Health Subcommittee in a “Hearing on Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills”… More

Annette Guarisco Fildes, President and CEO of The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), today testified before the Arkansas House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor in support of House Bill 1220, legislation to expand access to telemedicine… More

ERIC submitted a statement calling on Congress to act immediately and comprehensively to address this crisis.… More

Today, ERIC submitted written testimony on Washington Senate Bill 5385, which would require that telemedicine services be reimbursed at the same rate as in-person services… More

Today, ERIC submitted testimony to the Washington state Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee regarding opportunities to expand and improve the delivery of health care through telemedicine in Washington… More