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Nondiscrimination Letter of Endorsement

The undersigned organizations support H.R. 1962/S. 852, companion bills introduced by Representative Pat Tiberi (R-OH), Ranking Member Richie Neal (D-MA), Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), to amend the nondiscrimination provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect older, longer service participants in employer-sponsored pension plans

U.S. Senate Protects Employer-Sponsored Retirement Benefits

The ERISA Industry Committee is pleased that the United States Senate adopted resolution 67 fully repealing the Department of Labor rules that allowed local governments to enact mandatory retirement plans that do not comply with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. These rules were overly broad and enabled local governments to infringe on retirement plans already offered by employers

ERIC’s Testimony on the Nevada Senate’s Paid Sick Leave Bill

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) is the only national association that advocates exclusively for large employers on health, retirement, and compensation public policies at the federal, state, and local levels. ERIC speaks in one voice for our members on their benefit and compensation interests. We are pleased to provide to you today with written testimony that focuses on ensuring large employers, who largely already meet or exceed the requirements of Senate Bill 196 (“SB 196”), do not experience a drastic increase in administrative burden of operating paid sick leave policies