Mark DeSaulnier: “So, in California, we have those benefits, as you say, provided by law, but we also protect the eight hour workday in…”

When ERISA was enacted in 1974, Congress made its intent clear. The law's primary purpose is to 'protect the interest of participants in employee benefit plans, and their beneficiaries.'

Cost is only important if you get value in exchange for the cost.

This is a mixed market economy, a capitalist economy, and it requires rules and guidance.

It has been my privilege in the three decades or more that I have been in elected office, starting with city council to become friends and part of the disability community.