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The Future of Employee Benefits is in the Hands of the U.S. Ninth Circuit
ERIC today requested that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit allow us to respond to the City of Seattle’s opposition to our petition to convene en banc to rehear ERIC’s appeal in its case against the city. ERIC believes the three-judge panel wrongly dismissed our challenge to a Seattle health coverage mandate.
Infrastructure Update, ERIC v City of Seattle, FAQs on Antiretroviral Coverage Mandate & Hospitals Fines May Increase
Seattle Files Opposition Brief to ERIC’s Ninth Circuit Rehearing Request In Seattle Health Care Mandate Case
Amendments to New Jersey WARN Act Violate Federal Law
ERIC remains steadfast in our belief that ERISA preempts New Jersey’s recent amendments to its WARN Act. We are hopeful that the court will grant our motion for summary judgment and remove this uncertainty hanging over employers’ heads.
Rx Reporting ERIC Reg Comment Strategy Session & ERIC Mental Health Congressional Briefing
ERIC Legal Win: New Jersey Clarifies Effective Date Timeline for Amended State WARN Act
Federal Court Rejects New Jersey’s Motion to Dismiss in Legal Challenge of Expanded NJ WARN Act
The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey denied the motion to dismiss ERIC’s legal challenge of the expanded NJ WARN Act filed by the State of New Jersey, allowing our lawsuit to move forward.
New Jersey WARN Act Amendments Must be Struck Down & ERISA Preemption Protected
In the motion filed with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, ERIC argues that the amendments are preempted by ERISA and seeks a declaration that ERISA expressly preempts S.B. 3170 as well as injunctive relief to halt future enforcement of the amendments to the New Jersey WARN Act.