Today, ERIC urged Tennessee lawmakers to pass HB 455, allowing the state to join Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT). This issue is important to ERIC as many of our members have employees in Tennessee.
Miscellaneous Archives:
Employers Work to Expand Care for Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders
ERIC today testified before the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor at a hearing titled “Meeting the Moment: Improving Access to Behavioral and Mental Health Care.”
ERIC Testifying in Education and Labor Hearing on Behavioral and Mental Health
James Gelfand will be a witness for the House Education and Labor’s Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions hearing entitled “Meeting the Moment: Improving Access to Behavioral and Mental Health Care” on Thursday, April 15 at 10:15 a.m. (ET).
ERIC Urges Arkansas’s House Leadership to Support Telehealth Bill
On Monday, March 22, in anticipation of HB 1063 being heard in Arkansas’s House Health Care Committees, ERIC urged Speaker Shepherd to support adoption of the legislation.
ERIC Disappointed in Ninth Circuit Panel Decision on Seattle Health Care Hotel Mandate
We continue to believe that recent US Supreme Court decisions have changed the weight and significance of the Ninth Circuit decision in Golden Gate, and are disappointed that the three-judge panel did not agree.
ERIC Victory: Congress Passes Multiemployer and Single Employer Funding Changes; DOL Signals Changes to Investment Rules
The American Rescue Plan heads to the President’s Desk for Signature and the DOL issues enforcement guidance on ESG and Proxy Rules.
Large Employers Oppose Maryland’s HB 581 Health Spending Mandate
Today, ERIC pressed Maryland’s House Appropriations Committee to withdraw HB 581 from consideration. HB 581 is an attempt to enforce certain coverage and reimbursement requirements on ERISA-governed employee benefit plans with beneficiaries in Maryland, which we believe may be preempted by ERISA.
Congress Must Act Now to Allow Employers to Expand Telehealth Offerings
ERIC provided testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health for today’s hearing titled “The Future of Telehealth: How COVID-19 is Changing the Delivery of Virtual Care.”
Survey of Large Employers Shows that Growing Patchwork of State and Local Paid Leave Laws Can No Longer be Ignored
President Biden’s proposed paid leave plan ignores a critical issue. A survey of large, multistate employers by ERIC found that the ever-expanding patchwork of state and local mandates is threatening employer paid leave programs and must be addressed now.
ERIC to Work Closely with President Biden & Congress to Enhance Employee Benefits
ERIC welcomes the opportunity to work closely with President Biden and Vice President Harris as they address the coronavirus pandemic. Our large employer member companies are ready to do their part to help vaccinate their workforces and reopen the economy.