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ERIC Defends Large Employers’ Wellness Programs

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

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

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