Washington, D.C., January 7, 2025 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and a coalition of employee benefit industry groups on Friday urged the U.S. Supreme Court (the Court) to uphold a previous decision issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Cunningham v. Cornell University.
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The ERISA Industry Committee Urges Maryland to Exclude ERISA Plans from New Claims Data Reporting Requirements
Washington, D.C., January 3, 2025 – The ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) yesterday submitted public comments on proposed regulations contained in “COMAR 10.25.07, Certification of Electronic Health Networks and Medical Care Electronic Claims Clearinghouses” (“Proposed Rules”) issued by the Maryland Health Care Commission (“Commission”).
ERIC Sues Minnesota Over Law that Illegally Interferes with Employer-Sponsored Health Benefit Plans
Washington, D.C., December 27, 2024 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota (the court) against Minnesota’s Department of Commerce (MN-DOC) stemming from the Minnesota Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act (the Minnesota Act).
The ERISA Industry Committee Applauds Change to Oregon Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Regulations
Washington, D.C., December 11, 2024 – The ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) last week submitted public comments on regulatory changes outlined in “Paid Leave Oregon – Batch 12 – Amending and Adopting Paid Leave Benefits, Confidentiality, and Self-Employed Rules” (“Proposed Rules”).
ERIC’s James Gelfand Named as a 2024 Top Lobbyist by The Hill
Washington, D.C., December 10, 2024 –The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today announced that its President and CEO James Gelfand has been named one of The Hill’s Top Lobbyists, in the association category. The Hill, a daily online and published source of national political news and information, announced its honorees in early December.
The ERISA Industry Committee Urges Delaware to Rework Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Regulations
Washington, D.C., December 2, 2024 – The ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) today submitted public comments on proposed regulations contained in “1401 Rules Defining and Regulating the Healthy Delaware Families Act, Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program and the Division of Paid Leave” (“Proposed Rules”). The rules, issued by the Delaware Department of Labor Division of Paid Leave (“Division”), focus on the implementation and administration of the Delaware Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (“PFML Program”).
The ERISA Industry Committee Urges Maryland to Revise Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Regulations
Washington, D.C., November 21, 2024 – The ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) this week submitted public comments on proposed regulations contained in “COMAR 09.42.01-09.42.04” (“Proposed Rules”) issued by the Maryland Department of Labor Family and Medical Leave Insurance Division (“Division”).
The ERISA Industry Committee Urges Colorado to Reconsider New Mental Health Parity Rules
Washington, D.C., November 20, 2024 – The ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) this week, submitted public comments on proposed regulations (Proposed Rules) from the Colorado Division of Insurance aimed at administering parity for mental health and substance use disorder benefits. ERIC’s public comments strongly urge Colorado regulators to reconsider the Proposed Rules, cautioning that if the state rules conflict with future changes to federal law, it could lead to future compliance conflicts and undermine how employers administer benefit plans.
ERIC Legal Center Files Amicus Briefs in Two Key Cases Affecting How Large Employers Operate Employee Benefit Plans
Washington, D.C., November 19, 2024 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) recently filed amicus briefs in two separate cases affecting large employers. The first case represents a challenge to the practice of “pension risk transfer.” This is a growing area of class action litigation where the trial bar attacks routine transactions that are part of plan administration for pension plans governed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
ERIC President and CEO James Gelfand Named a Top Lobbyist of 2024
Washington, D.C., October 29, 2024 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today announced that its president and CEO James Gelfand has been named one of the top 100 lobbyists in the U.S. by the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics (NILE), an organization representing lobbying, public policy, and government affairs professionals. Gelfand and other 2024 recipients will be honored on November 7th during a reception in Washington, DC.