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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
ERIC Joins Others in Supporting Section 127 of Internal Revenue Code
In response to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch’s request for submissions on tax reform, ERIC signed onto a letter that was sent to Sen. Hatch and the Committee’s Ranking Member, Senator Ron Wyden
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
Paid Leave Laws Need Clear, Consistent Language
ERIC submitted comments on the State of New York Workers’ Compensation Board’s revised proposed rules on the state’s Paid Family Leave program
Electronic Disclosure and Paid Leave Updates
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
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The DOL Must Modernize: How Old Rules Are Hurting Benefit Plans & Participants
ERIC testified before the Department of Labor’s ERISA Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans about streamlining and eliminating unnecessary disclosure requirements placed on health and retirement plan sponsors