81 FR 20946 — Definition of the Term “Fiduciary”; Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016★ strong match
…e-out” intended to make it clear that communications and activities engaged in by counterparties to ERISA-covered employee benefit plans in swap and security-based swap transactions did not result in the counterparties becoming investment advice fiduciaries to the plan. As explained in the preamble to the 2015 Proposal…
ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Oct 22, 2010related by meaning
e meaning of section 3(21)(A)(i) of ERISA.
See
Advisory Opinion 97-16A (May 22, 1997).
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20.
29 CFR 2510.3-21(c).
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21. The scope of the regulation was further limited by the Department in a 1976 advisory opinion (AO 76-65), in which it concluded that, under the facts described therein, …
89 FR 32122 — Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024★ strong match
…ransactions involving “special entities,” a term that includes employee benefit plans covered under ERISA. Under the business conduct standards in the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Act, swap dealers or major swap participants that act as counterparties to ERISA plans must, among other conditions, ha…
83 FR 53534 — Definition of “Employer” Under Section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Retirement Plans and Other Multiple-Employer Plans ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Oct 23, 2018★ strong match
…. 2017); 2012 GAO report, at 10,
https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-111SP.
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18.
ERISA also covers benefit plans established or maintained by employee organizations and such plains operated by both employers and employee organizations.
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19.
See
83 FR at 28912, 28920.
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80 FR 21928 — Definition of the Term “Fiduciary”; Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Apr 20, 2015★ strong match
… Labor, 2014.
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As discussed below in Section E. Coverage of IRAs and Other Non-ERISA Plans, in recognition of differences among the various types of non-ERISA plan arrangements described in Code section 4975(e)(1)(B) through (F), the Department solicits comments on whether it is appropriate for the…
Notice 2024-73 — Additional Guidance with Respect to Long-Term, Part-Time Employees, Including Guidance Regarding Application of Section 403(b)(12) to Long-Term, Part-Time Empl… IRCNoticesOct 21, 2024
o the eligibility rules for ERISA LTPT employees under section 202(c) of ERISA apply to a section 403(b) plan that is not subject to title I of ERISA? A-1: No. Although section 125(a)(2)(B)(i) of the SECURE 2.0 Act provides a conforming amendment to section 403(b)(12)(A) of the Code that references section 202(c) of ER…
85 FR 55219 — Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Sep 4, 2020★ strong match
…880,483
Statutory Authority
This regulation is proposed pursuant to the authority in section 505 of ERISA (Pub. L. 93-406, 88 Stat. 894; 29 U.S.C. 1135) and section 102 of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978 (43 FR 47713, October 17, 1978), effective December 31, 1978 (44 FR 1065, January 3, 1979), 3 CFR 1978 Comp. 332, …
84 FR 37508 — Definition of “Employer” Under Section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Retirement Plans and Other Multiple-Employer Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 31, 2019★ strong match
…d/or the employees of other members of the controlled group to be an employer within the meaning of ERISA section 3(5).
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80 FR 71936 — Interpretive Bulletin Relating to State Savings Programs That Sponsor or Facilitate Plans Covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Nov 18, 2015
e as any other prototype plan provider or employer sponsor of any ERISA-covered plan, and the arrangement would be fully and equally subject to ERISA. This conclusion is supported by the Department's position regarding state governmental participation in ERISA plans in another context. Pursuant to section 4(b)(1) of ER…
88 FR 75890 — Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023
…ransactions involving “special entities,” a term that includes employee benefit plans covered under ERISA. Under the business conduct standards in the Commodity Exchange Act as added by the Dodd-Frank Act, swap dealers or major swap participants that act as counterparties to ERISA plans must, among other conditions, ha…
81 FR 21208 — Amendments to Class Exemptions 75-1, 77-4, 80-83 and 83-1 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016related by meaning
…ckground
Regulation Defining a Fiduciary
As explained more fully in the preamble to the Regulation, ERISA is a comprehensive statute designed to protect the interests of plan participants and beneficiaries, the integrity of employee benefit plans, and the security of retirement, health, and other critical benefits. The…
85 FR 40834 — Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 7, 2020related by meaning
…and made available on the internet.
Background The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) section 3(21)(A)(ii) provides, in relevant part, that a person is a fiduciary with respect to a Plan to the extent he or she renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation, direct or indirect, with resp…
ERISADOL Technical ReleasesApr 1, 2026
Stds. Enforcement v. Dillingham Const., N.A., 519 U.S. 316, 325 (1996); or if the existence of ERISA plans is “essential to the law’s operation”, id. Applying both tests, the Supreme Court has found that ERISA preempts statutes that forbid methods of calculating pension benefits that federal law permits, require emplo…
ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017related by meaning
(f) (f) ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended;
81 FR 47534 — Proposed Revision of Annual Information Return/Reports ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 21, 2016
…shold dollar amounts which, when reached, the stop loss coverage begins to pay benefit claims.
Line 15f.
Enter any applicable individual and aggregate claim limits at which the stop loss ceases coverage. For example, stop loss coverage may only cover individual claims up to a certain dollar amount or cease paying claim…
ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017related by meaning
(f) (f) ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended;
90 FR 39320 — Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Aug 15, 2025
…arity of its rules and on statutory changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). PBGC's legal authority for this rulemaking comes from section 4002(b)(3) of ERISA which authorizes PBGC to issue regulations to carry out the purposes of title IV of ERISA. It also comes from section 4006 of ERIS…
ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025related by meaning
(e) (e) Cross references For regulations respecting coordination of reports to the Secretaries of Labor and the Treasury, see section 1204 of this title.
90 FR 6894 — Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 21, 2025
…printed page 6895)
and on statutory changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Legal authority for this action comes from section 4002(b)(3) of ERISA which authorizes PBGC to issue regulations to carry out the purposes of title IV of ERISA. It also comes from section 4006 of ERISA (Premium …
ERISACourt RulingsMar 23, 2001related by meaning
…iling within the 45 days stated in the Notice of
Rejection. GX 9.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
ERISA is a remedial statute designed to protect the integrity of employee benefit plans maintained by
employers. ERISA § 2, 29 U.S.C. § 1001. The Act includes
extensive reporting and disclosure provisions to accomplish t…