Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
Cert. Denied
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
Whether state and local play-or-pay laws that require employers to make minimum monthly healthcare expenditures for their covered employees relate to ERISA plans and are thus preempted by ERISA.
Case Updates
Cert. petition denied
November 21, 2022
U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Supreme Court to grant cert regarding whether ERISA preempts state and local laws that require employers to make minimum monthly healthcare expenditures for their covered employees
February 18, 2022
Click here to view the amicus brief. Meaghan Vergow and Deanna M. Rice of O'Melveny & Myers LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Previously, the U.S. Chamber filed a coalition amicus brief urging rehearing en banc before the Ninth Circuit.
Case Documents
- Ninth Circuit Panel Decision -- ERISA Industry Committee v. City of Seattle (Ninth Circuit).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief -- ERISA Industry Committee v. City of Seattle (Supreme Court).pdf