WASHINGTON, October 17, 2022 – Joined by coalition partners, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today filed the first in a series of amicus briefs aimed at defeating a recent flurry of lawsuits against 401(k) plan sponsors that offered a particular suite of target-date mutual funds (TDFs).
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ERIC v City of Seattle Reply Brief Filed with U.S. Supreme Court Supporting Cert Petition
ERIC filed our reply brief with the U.S. Supreme Court today in support of our legal challenge to the City of Seattle’s onerous hotel health care ordinance – Municipal Code (SMC) 14.28 – on ERISA preemption grounds. The filing also serves to rebut arguments made in Seattle’s recent opposition brief, which attempts to portray the costly City health care ordinance as a one-off wage law without broader legal implications.
The ERISA Industry Committee Files Amicus Brief Rebutting US Department of Labor’s Attempt to Create a New Regulatory Framework via Litigation, not Rulemaking Process
The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today filed an amicus brief in the Tenth Circuit case of D.K. v. United Behavioral Health, solely to rebut the position of the U.S. Department of Labor in its recent amicus brief that presents a new regulatory framework without using the federally required notice and comment rulemaking process. ERIC does …
Employer Community Supports ERIC’s Petition Before the U.S. Supreme Court
The nationwide employer community came out in force today to support ERIC’s petition for certiorari before the Supreme Court of the United States. Six amicus briefs were filed on behalf of 48 groups representing employers in every major industry across the country.
Supreme Court Rules on Hughes v. Northwestern University Case, Remands to Seventh Circuit
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PCORI Agenda Reminder, CBO Telehealth Meeting, DOL OTC Testing Meeting, Telehealth Update, Gag Clauses, Seattle and Surprise Billing Legal Cases
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Surprise Medical Billing Protections Under Attack in Texas
In an effort to ensure that hardworking Americans will not be subject to hidden medical costs and uphold the federal surprise billing regulations that implement the “No Surprises Act,” ERIC has teamed with a dozen other organizations and filed an amicus brief in the Eastern District of Texas supporting federal regulators in the case of Texas Medical Association v. HHS.
ERIC Defends Federal Surprise Billing Rules with Allied Advocacy Groups: Joint Amicus Brief Filed in TMA v. HHS, First in a Series of Related Cases
ERIC has teamed with twelve influential employer, benefits, and business organizations in an effort to uphold the federal surprise billing rules created to implement the No Surprises Act and defray the hidden costs of surprise medical bills.
U.S. Supreme Court Must Protect Employer-Sponsored Benefits
ERIC today petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision dismissing ERIC’s challenge to a Seattle health coverage mandate.
Oral Arguments Heard in Supreme Court Hughes v. Northwestern University Case
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