ERISA at 50: What Might the Next 50 Years Bring?

Benefits and executive compensation partners Sarah Bassler Millar and Rick Pearl coauthored an article for Employee Benefits News on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974, the employee benefits law that marked its 50-year anniversary on September 2, 2024. 

The authors shared a retrospective look at ERISA’s influence and what to expect in the years ahead. They outlined the enactment of ERISA, changes and expansions to ERISA’s reach, other significant laws and ERISA litigation.

In conclusion, the authors noted that ERISA preemption faces new questions as more states enact new mandated benefits and assert regulatory authority over certain benefits.

The full article is available for Employee Benefits News subscribers.