ERIC filed a letter pursuant to Rule 28(j), requesting that the Ninth Circuit bring its ERISA preemption jurisprudence in line with other circuits and hold that the inclusion of a non-ERISA option in a law that directly regulates ERISA plans does not avoid ERISA preemption.
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Strong Business Group Support for ERIC’s Seattle Health Mandate Litigation
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Employers Unite to Protect ERISA Preemption
The filing of three amici briefs in support of ERIC’s petition to the Ninth Circuit to rehear our case against the City of Seattle’s health care mandate is a clear sign that employers across multiple industries support a strong federal standard governing employer-sponsored health care, over disparate state and local mandates.
Ninth Circuit Rules CalSavers State Retirement Savings Program is Not Preempted by ERISA
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ERIC Files Petition for Rehearing in the Ninth Circuit
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ERIC Urges Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to Revisit Golden Gate Case Decision & Protect ERISA from Further Overreach
ERIC urged the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to convene en banc to rehear ERIC’s appeal in its case against the City of Seattle.
Important Litigation Against State & Local Health Plan Mandates
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ERIC: Third Thursday Health Care Call Today, ERIC v City of Seattle, Employer Return to Work Survey, Prescription Drug and COVID Hearings, & More!
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ERIC Disappointed in Ninth Circuit Panel Decision on Seattle Health Care Hotel Mandate
City and state mandates on employers to provide benefits are preempted by the federal ERISA law. As a practical matter, these mandates harm workers, forcing employers to divert resources away from providing quality health coverage, and instead spend money to comply with a mismatched patchwork of state and local rules.
ERIC Disappointed in Ninth Circuit Panel Decision on Seattle Health Care Hotel Mandate
We continue to believe that recent US Supreme Court decisions have changed the weight and significance of the Ninth Circuit decision in Golden Gate, and are disappointed that the three-judge panel did not agree.