WASHINGTON, D.C., April 16, 2026 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today announced the appointment of veteran employee benefits attorney Doug Hinson as Executive Director of the ERIC Legal Center.
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ERIC On Weyerhaeuser Pension Risk Transfer Case: A “Meaningful Outcome”
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 2, 2026 – On Thursday, April 2, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) applauded this week’s dismissal of Maneman v. Weyerhaeuser Company by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The case represents a growing trend of class action litigation targeting pension plan transactions.
Employers Press Court to Block Iowa Law Threatening ERISA Plan Health Benefits
Washington, D.C., December 16, 2025– On Monday, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and allied organizations filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in Iowa Ass’n of Business and Industry v. Iowa Commissioner of Insurance (the Iowa PBM Case).
ERIC Legal Center Chairman Calls on Congress to Address Litigation Abuse
An explosion of lawsuits against health and retirement plans is imposing crushing and unnecessary costs on the benefit plans that employers provide to millions of Americans. ERIC is a leader in the effort to reverse this expensive trend.
Employer Coalition Urges Fourth Circuit to Dismiss Case Threatening Retirement Security
Washington, D.C., December 11, 2025– On Wednesday, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and its coalition allies filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Konya v. Lockheed Martin Corporation (Konya).
ERIC Legal Center Chairman Calls on Congress to Address Litigation Abuse
Washington, D.C., December 2, 2025– Today, Glenn Butash, Chair of the Legal Center for The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), testified before the House Education and Workforce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions at a hearing titled “Pension Predators: Stopping Class Action Abuse Against Workers’ Retirement.”
Coalition Urges Court to Rein In Novel 401(k) Forfeiture Claims
Washington, D.C., December 1, 2025– Last Wednesday, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and its coalition allies filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in Matula, Jr. v. Wells Fargo & Company (Matula), urging the court to uphold the lower court’s decision.
ERIC Applauds Dismissal of Bueno v. General Electric
Washington, D.C., September 24, 2025– The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) applauded today’s dismissal of Bueno v. General Electric (GE).
Employers Alarmed by Supreme Court Decision that May Trigger Frivolous Litigation Tsunami
Washington, D.C., April 18, 2025 – Today, Tom Christina, Executive Director of the ERIC Legal Center released the statement below in response to a decision issued Thursday by the U.S. Supreme Court. In Cunningham v. Cornell, the Court made it more cumbersome for courts to dismiss allegations that a benefit plan engaged in a “prohibited transaction” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
ERISA Victory: ERIC Applauds Court Ruling Upholding Employers’ Rights to Design Employee Benefit Plans
Washington, D.C., April 2, 2025 – On Monday, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee granted a motion for summary judgment in McKee Foods Corporation v. BFP, Inc. The court agreed with McKee Foods that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act preempts key provisions of Tennessee’s law requiring that employers include “any willing pharmacy” in the networks maintained by the pharmacy benefit plans employers sponsor for workers and their families.