ERIC Urges Congress to Protect ERISA, Allow for Flexibility

ERIC sent letters to the Committees of jurisdiction over ERISA. The letter urges Congress to enact provisions that will provide benefit flexibility to workers, protect defined benefit plan benefits, provide flexibility for plan sponsors, and to protect retiree health care.

Modernizing the DC/401(k) Plan System

ERIC is promoting a series of proposals to modernize defined contribution plans. The ideas included in this paper build and improve upon measures that were under consideration in previous Congresses, but also includes many new proposals designed to improve defined contribution plans to make them more predictable, less complicated, and ultimately more beneficial for employers and workers alike.