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Labor/Employment,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Feb. 8, 2021

US Labor Department now won’t take sides in lawsuit to halt CalSavers

President Donald Trump's administration had argued the program is preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA, a boost for the taxpayer group's lawsuit, which is on appeal before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The case is set for oral argument Monday.

The U.S. Department of Labor, which had sided with the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association in an attempt to block California from offering retirement accounts for workers, has changed its approach now that President Joe Biden has taken office.

President Donald Trump's administration had argued the program is preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA, a boost for the taxpayer group's lawsuit, which i...

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