The conflict between ERISA and local healthcare reform.
In 2007, two different federal courts held that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) pre-empts some version of pay-or-play laws enacted in Maryland and New York. ERISA continues to complicate the states' ability to include employers in efforts to reform health coverage financing.
Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld LLP, Sacramento, Calif, USA. ffedor@murphyaustin.com
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