Washington, D.C., September 2, 2025– On Thursday, August 28, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and coalition allies filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Maneman v. Weyerhaeuser Company, (Maneman). The amicus brief urges the court to dismiss the case.
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Employer Coalition Urges Fourth Circuit to Reverse Court Decision Threatening Retirement Security
Washington, D.C., August 11, 2025– On Friday, August 8, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and coalition allies filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Konya v. Lockheed Martin Corporation(Konya). The brief urges the Court to dismiss the suit.
ERIC Files Amicus Brief Urging Court to Preserve Longstanding Distinction Between Bonus Programs and ERISA Pension Plans
Washington, D.C., August 4, 2025 – Today, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and coalition allies filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to uphold the judgment in Milligan v. Merrill Lynch (Milligan).
ERIC Testifies in Support of Congressional Efforts to Restore Trust and Oversight at EBSA
Washington, D.C., July 22, 2025 – Today, Andy Banducci, Senior Vice President of Retirement and Compensation Policy at The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Workforce Subcommittee at a hearing titled “Restoring Trust: Enhancing Transparency and Oversight at EBSA.”
ERIC Joins Amicus Brief Urging Fifth Circuit to Impose Statute of Limitations
Washington, D.C., July 16, 2025 – On Monday, July 14, 2025, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to reverse a decision issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Guenther v. BP Accumulation Plan, et al. (Guenther).
ERIC Joins Amicus Brief Urging Ninth Circuit to Uphold Longstanding Forfeiture Rule
Washington, D.C., July 10, 2025 – On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and a coalition of trade associations and business groups filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold a decision issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in Hutchins v. HP, Inc., (Hutchins).
ERIC Applauds Key Wins in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”
Washington, D.C., July 3, 2025 – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1), marking the final vote on a broad legislative package including health and tax policy
The ERISA Industry Committee Offers Recommendations for Treasury/IRS 2025-2026 Priority Guidance Plan
Washington, D.C., May 29, 2025 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today submitted several recommendations regarding health care and retirement benefits to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The letter follows an agency request for stakeholders to recommend items to be considered for the Department’s 2025-2026 Priority Guidance Plan.
ERIC Applauds Legislation to Expand Access to Accountable, High-Quality Telehealth Providers in Wisconsin
ashington, D.C., May 22, 2025 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) last week wrote a letter to Representative Clint P. Moses and members of the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care praising proposed legislation to expand and secure access to quality telehealth services for Wisconsinites.
New ERIC White Paper Challenges Cost-Shifting Assumptions, Highlights Provider Consolidation and Market Power as Key Driver of Hospital Prices
Washington, D.C., May 20, 2025 -The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) todayreleased a new white paper, “Beyond Cost Shifting: Market Power as the Key Driver of Hospital Prices” examining the validity of the cost shifting theory and evaluating the primary drivers of hospital prices in employer-sponsored health plans.