The ERISA Industry Committee Files Lawsuit Against City of Seattle
The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today filed a complaint in the
Under Part 3 of the Initiative, City hotels with at least 100 rooms must enroll employees (even if they have other coverage) in the equivalent of a gold-level medical policy on the
In its lawsuit, ERIC argues that the health benefit plans of large employers are regulated by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). ERISA contains a broad federal preemption provision that invalidates any state and local law that relates to employee benefit plans, including health benefit plans. This broad standard has consistently been upheld by the
"ERISA provides the federal framework of national uniformity that enables employers to offer health benefits to employees and their families in communities across the country. ERIC opposes efforts by the
ERIC previously sued the Oregon Retirement Savings Board (ORSB) on ERISA preemption grounds over the employer-reporting requirement imposed by
To read ERIC's complaint against the
Click here (http://www.eric.org/uploads/doc/legal/ERIC%20Seattle%20Litigation%20Q%26A.pdf) to read ERIC's Q&A on the litigation.
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