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THE VOICE OF THE MERIT SHOP

ABC is the voice of the merit shop on Capitol Hill! Sending letters to Congress allows ABC to publicly advocate for the views and interests of our more than 23,000 members. By corresponding with U.S. House of Representatives and Senate members, ABC promotes fair and open competition in the construction industry and fights to protect merit shop contractors around the country.

ABC Promotes Employer-Sponsored Coverage in ERISA Hearing

On Sept. 10, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions held a hearing titled, “ERISA’s 50th Anniversary: The Value of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits.” Ahead of the hearing, ABC sent a letter to the subcommittee calling on Congress to reinforce the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, a critical safeguard of uniform employer-sponsored health programs across multiple states.

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act was enacted to encourage employee health benefit plans and promote uniformity in those plans across state lines. ERISA applies to all employer-sponsored plans, whether self-insured and fully insured, and is critical in allowing multistate employers to develop plans with uniform design and administration of benefits.