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ERIC Sues to Stop Recent Biden Administration Mental Health Regulations, Saying New Regulations Overstep Existing Mental Health Parity Law

Washington, D.C., January 17, 2025 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today filed a Complaint against the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the Tri-Departments), seeking to invalidate the Final Rule issued by the Tri-Departments under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA). The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Final Rule was issued in the twilight of the Biden Administration in September of 2024. Former Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia and his colleagues at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP represent ERIC in this matter and prepared the Complaint, which is available here.

ERIC Files Amicus Brief to Halt Tennessee Law that Illegally Interferes with Employer-Sponsored Health Benefit Plans

Washington, D.C., January 13, 2025 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) filed an amicus brief last week urging the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee to grant a motion for summary judgment in McKee Foods Corporation v. BFP, Inc. In its brief, ERIC asked the court to affirm that Tennessee’s “any willing pharmacy” law is preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

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.