WASHINGTON, April 16, 2024– The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today praised the Biden Administration as well as the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service for clarifying that employer-sponsored work-life referral and support services may be provided to working families tax-free.
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ERIC Recommends Simplifying Labor Department Proposal Implementing SECURE 2.0’s Automatic Portability Rules
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2024 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today filed a comment letter with the U.S. Department of Labor regarding the agency’s proposed regulation implementing Section 120 of the SECURE 2.0 Act.
The ERISA Industry Committee Files Amicus Defending ERISA Fiduciaries at Yale University
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2024 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) this week joined a coalition amicus brief filed in Vellali v. Yale University, pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
The ERISA Industry Committee: Congress Must Enact Comprehensive PBM Reform This Year
WASHINGTON, March 20, 2024 –Leaders from three leading non-profit business associations issued a united statement on Congress’ failure to include pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform legislation in the government spending package this week, despite clear, enormous bipartisan support to do so.
The ERISA Industry Committee Opposes Kentucky Senate Bill 188 Regulating Self-Insured Employer Plans and Pharmacy Benefit Managers
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2024 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) submitted public comments yesterday to the Kentucky Senate Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance expressing deep concerns with Kentucky Senate Bill 188, which attempts to control the network practices and plan options available to self-insured employer plans as well as the pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) managing them.
The ERISA Industry Committee Responds to House Committee RFI to Build Upon and Strengthen the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2024 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) responded today to the request for information (RFI) from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce, which sought feedback on ways to build upon and strengthen the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which covers an estimated 153 million employees and their dependents, and serves as the foundation of employer-sponsored health care and retirement benefits.
The ERISA Industry Committee Appoints Tom Christina to ERIC Legal Center & Promotes Christina Strogis to Director of Health Policy
WASHINGTON – March 1, 2024 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) has appointed veteran employee benefits attorney Tom Christina as Executive Director of the ERIC Legal Center and promoted Christina Strogis to the position of Director of Health Policy, Federal Affairs.
The ERISA Industry Committee Urges Advancement of Colorado Senate Bill 141
WASHINGTON, February 23, 2024 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) yesterday sent a comment letter to the Colorado Senate Health & Human Services Committee supporting passage of SB 141, legislation that would centralize licensure portability for health care professionals licensed in another state and broaden access to out-of-state telehealth providers for Coloradans.
The ERISA Industry Committee Submits Comments to IRS Notice of Miscellaneous Changes Under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022
WASHINGTON – February 20, 2024 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) sent a letter today in response to the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Notice 2024-2, entitled “Miscellaneous Changes Under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.”
The ERISA Industry Committee Urges Washington State to Pass SB 5821
WASHINGTON, February 16, 2024 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) submitted comments today to the Washington House Health Care & Wellness Committee urging it to pass SB 5821, which would make permanent the current state rule allowing a patient and provider to establish a relationship using audio-only telehealth technology.