ERIC provided testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance ahead of today’s hearing titled “COVID-19 Health Care Flexibilities: Perspectives, Experiences, and Lessons Learned.”
Miscellaneous Archives:
Federal Paid Leave Legislation Should Support Multistate Employers Who Already Offer These Benefits
ERIC’s testimony focused on the valuable paid leave benefits offered by large, multistate employers and their success in designing and delivering these critical benefits to millions of employees and their families across the country.
Lawmakers Must do More to Support Workers’ Financial Security
Our statement today outlines additional steps that must be taken to promote retirement security for working Americans further. We believe including these provisions will afford plan participants more opportunities to save and plan sponsors more flexibility in plan operations.
Employers Unite to Protect ERISA Preemption
The filing of three amici briefs in support of ERIC’s petition to the Ninth Circuit to rehear our case against the City of Seattle’s health care mandate is a clear sign that employers across multiple industries support a strong federal standard governing employer-sponsored health care, over disparate state and local mandates.
ERIC Applauds Congress for Protecting Retirement Security
ERIC applauds lawmakers for introducing the ‘Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021.’ Millions of Americans have had their finances negatively impacted during the pandemic; ERIC believes this bill is an essential step to increasing the future retirement security of workers and retirees.
ERIC Calls on Lawmakers to Address & Solve Rising Drug Prices
ERIC provided statements for the record ahead of two hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives focused on lowering the cost of health.
ERIC Victory: Maryland Lawmakers Shift Paid Leave Focus Based on ERIC Recommendations
ERIC successfully defeated Maryland’s paid leave insurance program and significantly pared down state COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave legislation. ERIC had been fighting the two proposals since the beginning of the year.
ERIC WIN: Tennessee Senate Passes PSYPACT Legislation
ERIC recommended passage of HB 455, which is a win for ERIC and its member companies as the bill increases access to mental health providers in the state by entering the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.
ERIC Urges Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to Revisit Golden Gate Case Decision & Protect ERISA from Further Overreach
ERIC urged the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to convene en banc to rehear ERIC’s appeal in its case against the City of Seattle.
ERIC Victory: New York City Council Moves Retirement Savings Program Legislation Including ERIC Recommendations
Today, the New York City Council Committee on Civil Service and Labor voted to pass bills Int. 888-18 and Int. 901-18, which respectively create a city-administered retirement savings program and a retirement savings board to oversee its administration.