Petitioner To Supreme Court: ‘Or-Pay’ Option Doesn’t Avoid Preemption By ERISA

Mealey's (November 3, 2022, 2:01 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Repeating its argument that a circuit split exists and contending that the government’s amicus brief “reflects the third different view of this preemption issue” in as many administrations, an advocacy association in a Nov. 2 supplemental brief urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ruling that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act does not preempt a Seattle ordinance requiring large hotels to spend certain amounts on health coverage for their employees....