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ERIC Fights Back Against Redundant New Jersey COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Proposal
ERIC is fighting back against a recently introduced New Jersey proposal that would require employers to provide up to 80 hours of supplemental COVID-19 paid sick leave benefits to their employees and back-date payment for these benefits to the beginning of 2021.
Emergency Savings Legislation & President’s Budget
ERIC Supports Bill Addressing Employees’ Retirement & Savings Needs
We appreciate that the Enhancing Emergency and Retirement Savings Act of 2021 encourages employees to save for retirement while still allowing them to access their money in cases of emergencies without penalty.
House Universal Paid Leave Hearing and Emergency Savings Legislation
Large Employers Offering Paid Leave Should be Protected from Patchwork of Mandates
ERIC provided testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Legislative Subcommittee for today’s hearing on Universal Paid Leave and Guaranteed Access To Child Care.
ESG and Retirement Plan Update
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.
Retirement Legislation, Paid Leave Updates, and Cybersecurity Guidance
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.