CalSavers Case Tossed When California Federal Judge Finds No ERISA Preemption

Mealey's (March 12, 2020, 12:51 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a March 10 ruling, a California federal judge again held that a state-mandated auto-enrollment retirement savings program is not preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act because it is not “established or maintained by an employer” and does not relate to or have an impermissible connection with Employee Retirement Income Security Act plans (Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, et al. v. California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program, et al., No. 18-1584, E.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41588)....