Overview
Join ERIC at the 2026 Washington Policy Conference, on March 25 – 26, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
A McDermott partner will speak at the following session:
ERIC in the States: 50 Years After ERISA, New Benefits Challenges Emerge
March 25, 2026
2:30 – 3:20 pm (ET)
Speaker: Andrew Liazos
For 50 years since ERISA was enacted, ERIC and its member companies have continued the critical fight to uphold national uniformity and foster plan sponsors’ ability to offer competitive employee benefits to today’s workforce. While the American political landscape has changed dramatically over the last half-century, one constant is the continued introduction of sometimes well-intentioned state and local policies that threaten to undermine ERISA. Join our panel of experts for an engaging discussion on the success that ERIC and allies have had in shaping key state and local proposals, as well as the policy trends that employers must prepare to face.