En Banc Review Of Ruling On Preemption Not Needed, Seattle Tells 9th Circuit

Mealey's (July 16, 2021, 1:45 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruling that a Seattle ordinance requiring large hotels to spend certain amounts on health coverage for their employees is not preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act does not merit rehearing, the city of Seattle argues in a July 15 brief responding to a trade association’s petition for rehearing en banc, asserting that the circuit’s controlling Golden Gate Rest. Ass’n v. City & Cnty. of San Francisco decision remains grounded in clear precedent....