The ERISA Industry Committee filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) v. Flambeau, Inc. arguing that the EEOC does not have regulatory authority over wellness programs
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Telehealth Newsletter – Eighteenth Edition
Supreme Court Rules ERISA Preempts State Claims Reporting
We are pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act preempts Vermont’s law to require the reporting of health claims paid by self-funded benefit plans. ERIC had argued the same point in an amicus brief filed in October 2015
Supreme Court Rules ERISA Preempts State Claims Reporting in Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
ERIC Files Amicus Brief in Geoffrey Osberg v. Foot Locker, Inc.
The ERISA Industry Committee has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Geoffrey Osberg v. Foot Locker, Inc. et al arguing that the District Court was wrong when it found Foot Locker liable without proof of detrimental reliance and allowed the case to move forward despite tolling of ERISA’s statute of limitations
Self-Funded Plans Not Subject to State Reporting Laws
The ERISA Industry Committee filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in Alfred Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, arguing that Vermont’s law to require the reporting of health claims paid by self-funded benefit plans is preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
ERIC Jointly Files an Amicus Brief on Alfred Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) jointly filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Alfred Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
ERIC Defends Large Employers’ Rights
The ERISA Industry Committee has been hard at work defending the rights of large employers by participating in several court cases
ERIC Jointly Files an Amicus Brief on Embarq Corporation v. William Douglas Fulghum
The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) jointly filed an amicus brief on the Embarq Corporation v. William Douglas Fulghum case with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Benefits Council
ERIC Jointly Files An Amicus Brief Filed On The Bond And Craig v. Marriott International Case
ERIC jointly files an amicus brief filed on the Bond and Craig v. Marriott International case with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Benefits Council. The law firm of Paul Hastings prepared the brief. The brief addressed two issues: statute of limitations issue and top hat. On the statute of limitations issue, the brief …