Lobbying Group Plans To Appeal Ruling That Seattle Benefit Law Dodges ERISA

Mealey's (June 3, 2020, 3:14 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — An ERISA-focused lobbying group on May 29 filed a notice of appeal of a recent ruling from a Washington federal court that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act does not preempt a Seattle city ordinance that requires large hotels to spend certain amounts toward health coverage for their employees (The ERISA Industry Committee v. Seattle, No. 18-1188, W.D. Wash.)....