If California’s Senate and voters approve the state’s proposed universal healthcare plan, proponents say it’s likely to survive any legal challenges based on the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
That optimism stems from the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recent decision to allow the city of San Francisco to implement its universal health coverage plan while it appeals a federal judges’ decision barring it from mandating employers provide insurance to its employees or pay the city a fee to do so. California’s proposed health care plan also requires employers to provide health care coverage for its workers or pay the state a fee to do so.
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