Erisa

Also notable is that large businesses can sponsor insurance largely free of regulatory interference under the 1974 law known by the acronym Erisa, which governs 59% of workers insured through their jobs.

Obama's Health Waiver Gambit 2011

I liked Captain Erisa Magombo a lot, and wouldn't mind seeing her back.

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (spoilers) Lou Anders 2009

I liked Captain Erisa Magombo a lot, and wouldn't mind seeing her back.

Archive 2009-09-01 Lou Anders 2009

A major reason for this relative success is a 1974 federal law known by the acronym Erisa, or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Erisa allows employers that self-insure — that is, those large enough to build their own risk pools and pay benefits directly — to offer uniform plans across state lines.

Repealing Erisa 2009

In 1974, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, known as Erisa, codified the common law prudent-man principle by warning pension investors that they might be neglecting their fiduciary responsibilities if they invested in risky projects like Apple.

Three Policies That Gave Us the Jobs Economy Amity Shlaes 2011

The same bill also rewrites the 1974 federal law known as Erisa that lets large and mid-sized employers offer insurance with little regulation.

Whoa, Trigger 2009

The agency is trying to amend a 35-year old rule, part of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, known as Erisa, which defines when investment advisers become a fiduciary - that is, professionals who put their clients' interests before their own.

unknown title 2011

The agency is trying to amend a 35-year-old rule, part of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, known as Erisa, which defines when investment advisers become a fiduciary - that is, professionals who put their clients' interests before their own.

NYT > Home Page By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD 2011

Presumably that explains why Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office zapped as “false and misleading” one of our recent editorials — on the 1974 federal law known as Erisa that lets large businesses offer insurance with minimal government interference.

Repealing Erisa—II 2009

Merck spokesman Ron Rogers said the company is pleased to have reached a proposed resolution of the Vioxx Erisa lawsuits.

Merck Told to Submit Marketing Information Peter Loftus 2011