ERIC is pleased the Department of Treasury took into account a number of the requested changes listed in our comment letters, including flexibility for the plan sponsor to potentially delay for one year the use of the new mortality tables for purposes of satisfying minimum funding standards
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Mortality Table Final Rule
ERIC Comments to AICPA
The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) are pleased to respond to the request by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) for comments regarding the Proposed Statement on Auditing Standards, Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements of Employee Benefits Plans Subject to ERISA (Proposal)
Tax Reform Must Preserve Employer-Sponsored Benefits
ERIC appreciates that the Republicans’ United Framework for Tax Reform encourages retirement security and is hopeful that as lawmakers move forward crafting legislation, they will preserve the pre-tax treatment of employer-sponsored benefits
Tax Reform Framework
AICPA & OregonSaves
Delay of Mortality Table Rule Creates Stable Environment for Plan Sponsors
ERIC encourages the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to delay the implementation date for the proposed Department of Treasury rule on mortality tables for determining present value under defined benefit pension plans
Comments on Washington State’s Department of Labor and Industries’ Proposed Paid Sick Leave Rule
The ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) is pleased to submit comments on Washington State’s Department of Labor and Industries’ edits for its proposed rules on Initiative 1433 (“Proposed Edited Rules”) regarding paid sick leave
Who’s Working for You?: ERIC
ERIC is the first organization in PLANSPONSOR’s new series that profiles industry groups that work for retirement and health plan sponsors
ERIC Letter to OIRA on Delaying Implementation of Mortality Tables
ERIC respectfully requests that the agency take at least the entire 90 days permitted under Executive Order 12866 to ensure that the Proposed Treasury Rule on Mortality Tables for Determining Present Value Under Defined Benefit Pension Plans (RIN: 1545-BM71) is considered carefully and completely given its significant economic impact, and that it delay its implementation to January 1, 2020