WASHINGTON, DC – January 13, 2026– The Partnership for Employer-Sponsored Coverage (P4ESC) today announced Taylor Hittle as its new Executive Director. Hittle takes the reins at P4ESC following the retirement of Neil Trautwein.
Miscellaneous Archives:
Employers Caution Virginia’s Proposed Balance Billing Amendments Could Imperil Health Care Affordability
Washington, D.C., January 8, 2025 – Last week, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) submitted a formal comment letter in response to INS-2025-00072, the Virginia’s State Bureau of Insurance’s (BOI) proposed amendments to the Rules Governing Balance Billing for Out-of-Network Health Care Services.
ERIC Applauds Introduction of the PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act
Washington, D.C., December 19, 2025– The ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) today applauded the introduction of the PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act. The legislation, introduced by Representatives Auchincloss (D-MA) and Mackenzie (R-PA), and Senators Marshall (R-KS), Kaine (D-VA), Grassley (R-IA) and Hassan (D-NH), clarifies that fiduciary standards for employer health benefit plans governed by the Employee Income and Retirement Security Act (ERISA) apply in full to pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) performing services on behalf of the plan.
Employers Press Court to Block Iowa Law Threatening ERISA Plan Health Benefits
Washington, D.C., December 16, 2025– On Monday, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and allied organizations filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in Iowa Ass’n of Business and Industry v. Iowa Commissioner of Insurance (the Iowa PBM Case).
The Hill Names ERIC’s James Gelfand as a 2025 Top Lobbyist
Washington, D.C., December 11, 2025 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today announced that its President and CEO, James Gelfand, has been named one of The Hill’s Top Lobbyists.
Employer Coalition Urges Fourth Circuit to Dismiss Case Threatening Retirement Security
Washington, D.C., December 11, 2025– On Wednesday, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and its coalition allies filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Konya v. Lockheed Martin Corporation (Konya).
New ERIC Report: Large Employers Harnessing AI to Strengthen Benefit Delivery and Support Workers
Washington, D.C., December 11, 2025– A new report released today by The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and Kanter Strategies details how large employers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to help workers access employee benefits and improve their delivery by human resources (HR).
ERIC Legal Center Chairman Calls on Congress to Address Litigation Abuse
Washington, D.C., December 2, 2025– Today, Glenn Butash, Chair of the Legal Center for The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), testified before the House Education and Workforce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions at a hearing titled “Pension Predators: Stopping Class Action Abuse Against Workers’ Retirement.”
Coalition Urges Court to Rein In Novel 401(k) Forfeiture Claims
Washington, D.C., December 1, 2025– Last Wednesday, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and its coalition allies filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in Matula, Jr. v. Wells Fargo & Company (Matula), urging the court to uphold the lower court’s decision.
ERIC Legal Center Weighs in on Two Major Cases Impacting Large Employer Pension Plans
Washington, D.C., November 25, 2025 – On Monday, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) filed amicus briefs in two separate cases affecting pension plans governed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).