WASHINGTON, DC – November 8, 2022 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) yesterday continued its effort to defeat a recent series of boilerplate lawsuits targeting 401(k) plan sponsors that offered a particular suite of target-date mutual funds (TDFs), filing an amicus brief in support of Cisco Systems, Inc.
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The ERISA Industry Committee Urges Federal Appeals Court to Uphold Dismissal of Hindsight-Based 401(k) Fee Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, DC – November 7, 2022 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today continued its fight to defend employer plan sponsors from a growing wave of ERISA class-action complaints designed to extract costly and unjustified settlements from plans.
The ERISA Industry Committee Continues Effort to Defeat Nuisance Lawsuits Against Employers Sponsoring 401(k) Plans
WASHINGTON, DC – November 7, 2022 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today continued its effort to defeat recent boilerplate lawsuits targeting 401(k) plan sponsors that offered a particular suite of target-date mutual funds (TDFs), filing an amicus brief in another of these cases.
ERIC Seattle Litigation Update – Supplemental Brief Filed with U.S. Supreme Court Refuting U.S. Solicitor General General Arguments Against Granting Review
ERIC Refutes Misleading Brief from U.S. Solicitor General, Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case and Strike Down Seattle Ordinance
WASHINGTON, November 2, 2022 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today filed a supplemental brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in response to the recent U.S. Solicitor General’s recommendation against granting ERIC’s pending petition for certiorari.
ERIC Legal Update: U.S. Solicitor General Files Brief Recommending Against U.S. Supreme Court Review of Ongoing Seattle Litigation
ERIC Files First in Series of Coalition Amicus Briefs to Defeat Nuisance Litigation Targeting Plan Sponsors that Offered BlackRock Target-Date Funds
Regulatory Proposals Under Review at OMB; ERIC files Paid Leave Comment in Oregon; New GAO Report Comparing Foreign Retirement Systems
RISE & SHINE Act Letter of Support and PTE Process Comment Letter
The ERISA Industry Committee Encouraged by SCOTUS Request for U.S. Solicitor General Brief on Petition for Certiorari Challenging City of Seattle’s ‘Play-or-Pay’ Health Coverage Mandate
The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) is encouraged by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to further consider its cert petition and legal challenge to the City of Seattle’s onerous “play-or-pay” health care mandate – Municipal Code (SMC) 14.28 – on federal ERISA preemption grounds.