Are state and local “play-or-pay” laws that require employers to make minimum monthly health care payments for employees pre-empted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)? The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to resolve a disagreement among federal appellate courts on this issue.
Here’s what employers need to know as they wait for the high court to decide whether to review ERISA Industry Committee v. Seattle.
Seattle’s Ordinance Challenged
Seattle enacted an ordinance requiring large hotels to offer certain employees health insurance or pay them additional compensation.
