Coalition to Protect Retirement Sends Letter to Senators Hatch and Wyden

Today, ERIC signed onto a letter sent to Senator Hatch and Senator Wyden on behalf of the Coalition to Protect Retirement, of which ERIC is a founding member. This coalition is comprised of trade associations that represent retirement plan sponsors, administrators, service providers, and related financial institutions

OregonSaves will Force Large Employers to Redirect Costs

The ERISA Industry Committee is disappointed that Oregon lawmakers ignored the Joint Resolution of Disapproval rescinding federal rulemaking that allowed states to create mandatory retirement plans and next week will launch a pilot of OregonSaves, a program that will eventually reach beyond what the federal law allows by imposing a compliance burden on employers who voluntarily provide a retirement plan to their employees

Governor Christie Must Veto Paid Family Leave Expansion

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) sent a letter to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie urging him to veto New Jersey Assembly Bill 4927 due to the bill hindering large employer’s ability to implement and administer consistent paid leave programs across state lines

ERIC Sends Sec. Acosta Letter on Updating Delivery Methods for Notices to Beneficiaries

We watched with interest the Administration’s meeting with top technology executives on Monday, June 19, 2017, and now urge the Department of Labor to make a technology change that will improve communications between companies that sponsor health and retirement plans and their beneficiaries, and save money for both the beneficiaries and the companies