ERIC filed an amicus brief with the Second Circuit in the Osberg v. Foot Locker case.
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ERIC Supports PBGC’s Efforts to Create Missing Participant Program for 401(k) and Similar Plans
ERIC submitted comments to the PBGC supporting the agency’s efforts to implement a missing participants program in 401(k) and similar plans.
ERIC Urges Flexibility on Lifetime Income Disclosures
ERIC submitted comments today to the DOL recommending that it provide employers with flexibility regarding lifetime income disclosures.
ERIC Submits Additional Information on Reportable Events Hearing to PBGC
ERIC has submitted a letter to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) in response to questions posed by the PBGC at the recent hearing on the reportable events proposed regulations. A special thanks to Michael Francese of Covington & Burling, who testified on behalf of ERIC and provided valuable input on the follow-up letter. This …
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ERIC Testifies Before PBGC on Reportable Events Proposed Regulations
ERIC testified before a Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation hearing on the agency’s proposed regulations on reportable events requirements.
Supreme Court Rules that Plan Terms Govern in U.S. Airways v. McCutchen
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ERIC Urges Ways & Means Committee Working Group to Proceed with Caution on Any Tax Reform Changes to Employer Retirement System
ERIC urged lawmakers to proceed with caution when considering any possible changes to the nation’s very successful voluntary employer-provided retirement system.
ERIC Urges Appeals Court to Uphold District Court Ruling on Judicial Deference Under ERISA Plan
ERIC filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals urging it to uphold a district court ruling providing judicial deference to a plan administrator in interpreting the plan under ERISA.
ERIC Urges DOL to Expand Safe Harbor for Electronic Disclosure by Employee Benefit Plans
ERIC urged the DOL to expand its safe harbor for electronic disclosure for employee benefit plans, arguing that the current standard is too restrictive.
ERIC Urges Congress to Approve Meaningful Pension Funding Relief
ERIC urged Congress to pass as soon as possible real and significant temporary pension funding relief that allows plans sponsors additional time to fully fund their pension plans.