91 FR 4348 — Improving Transparency Into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 30, 2026
…& Dana P. Goldman,
Overpaying for Prescription Drugs: The Copay Clawback,
(2018),
https://schaeffer.usc.edu/research/overpaying-for-prescription-drugs/.)
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183.
Megan Thompson (2018), W
hy a Patient Paid a $285 Copay for a $40 Drug, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/why-a-patient-paid-a-285-copa…
89 FR 32302 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-24 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024★ strong match
….S.C. 601
et seq.
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108.
5 U.S.C. 601(2), 603(a);
see5 U.S.C. 551.
Back to Citation 109.
Public Law 104-4, 109 Stat. 48 (Mar. 22, 1995).
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110.
See
“The Department's Role Related to the Sale of Insurance Products to Retirement Investors,” supra.
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111.
See John Hancock…
91 FR 46602 — Electronic Disclosure by Group Health Plans Under ERISA ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 23, 2026
…
Difference with upper bound
Difference with lower bound
First-year cost
$45,261,525
$16,436,876
$4,109,219
$28,824,649
−$12,327,657
Note:
Subsequent year costs are distribution costs only and constant across scenarios.
5. Disclosure Cost Savings
77 FR 74063 — Amendments to the Abandoned Plan Regulations ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Dec 12, 2012
… enacted as part of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, Public Law 109-8, 119 Stat. 23, when an entity that sponsors an individual account plan is liquidated under chapter 7 of title 11 of the United States Code, the court administering the liquidation proceeding (and/or U.S. Trustee) w…
81 FR 43430 — Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Catch-Up Adjustments ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 1, 2016★ strong match
… by Pub. L. 103-66, 107 Stat.312. A new violation was added to section 502(c)(4) in 2006 by Pub. L. 109-280, 120 Stat. 780. Section 502(c)(7) was enacted in 2002 by Pub. L. 107-204, 116 Stat. 745. Section 502(c)(7) also was amended in 2006 by Pub. L. 109-208, 120 Stat. 780, to add a new violation.
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9.
…
91 FR 9213 — Requirement To Provide Paper Statements in Certain Cases-Amendments to Electronic Disclosure Safe Harbors ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Feb 25, 2026
… a result, DB Beneficiaries will not be included in calculations discussing “beneficiaries”. See 29 USC 1025 for more information.
3
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Opening and Labor Turnover. Table A, Total Private. February 2025. Most recent release can be found here:
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pd…
91 FR 16088 — Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Mar 31, 2026
…re their actions with their duties of prudence and loyalty in light of the risks described above.” [109]
12.3.3. 2025 Guidance
In May 2025, the Department rescinded the 2022 cryptocurrency guidance, noting that it had imposed a standard of “extreme care” which “is not found in the Employee Retirement Income Security Ac…
89 FR 23090 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 for Transactions Determined by Independent Qualified Professional Asset Managers (the QPAM Exemption) ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 3, 2024★ strong match
….
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100. The number of QPAMs is estimated as: 10,855 QPAMs × 1% = 108.6, rounded to 109.
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101.
The hour burden is estimated as: 109 QPAMs × 15 minutes = 27.3 hours. The labor cost of $63.45 is applied for a clerical worker. The equivalent cost is estimated as: 109 QPAMs × 15 minutes × $…
ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed May 8, 2013
…also issued under 29 U.S.C. 1021(f). Sec. 2520.101-6 also issued under 29 U.S.C. 1021(k) and Pub. L.109-280, § 502(a)(3), 120 Stat. 780, 940 (2006). Secs. 2520.102-3, 2520.104b-1 and 2520.104b-3 also issued under 29 U.S.C. 1003,1181-1183, 1181 note, 1185, 1185a-b, 1191, and 1191a-c. Secs. 2520.104b-1 and 2520.107 also …
89 FR 32260 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024related by meaning
ns
were made negligently or intentionally.”) (emphasis added);
see Mathews
v.
Chevron Corp.,
362 F.3d 1172, 1183 (9th Cir. 2004).
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37. 84 FR 33348, note 303. The Department observes that this requirement is also consistent with, for example, the requirement under section 206 of the Advisers Act, which …
ERISARegulationsSep 1, 2017related by meaning
(c)(1)(x) (x) Preemption of State law. Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede any provision of State law that governs disclosures by parties that provide the services described in this section, except to the extent that such law prevents the application of a requirement of this section.
(c)(1)(xi) (xi)…
ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017related by meaning
(d) (d) Reconsideration or waiver of penalty to be assessed. The Department may determine that all or part of the penalty amount in the notice of intent to assess a penalty shall not be assessed on a showing that the administrator complied with the requirements of section 104(a)(6) of the Act or on a showing by the adm…
ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017related by meaning
For 502(c)(8) civil penalty proceedings, this section shall apply in lieu of the definitions in § 18.2 of this title:
ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017related by meaning
[Reserved]
ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017related by meaning
For section 502(c)(6) civil penalty proceedings, this section shall apply in lieu of the definitions in § 18.2 of this title:
ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017related by meaning
[Reserved]
ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017related by meaning
[Reserved]
DOL Office of Administrative Law Judges — USDOL, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION v. PLAN ADMINISTRATOR, WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE RETIREMENT SAVINGS AND 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN ANNUAL RE… ERISACourt RulingsNov 30, 2016
…ion of “governmental plan” in ERISA to include cer tain Indian Tribal government
plans. Pub. L. No. 109-208, § 806(a)(2)(A), 120 Stat. 780, 1051 (Aug. 17, 2006). To be
eligible for treatment as a governmental plan and exempt from ERISA reporting
ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017related by meaning
For prohibited transaction penalty proceedings, this section shall apply in lieu of § 18.41 of this title.
85 FR 31884 — Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefit Plans Under ERISA ERISAFinal Rules (FR)May 27, 2020
…/404(c) Disclosure
106
106
105
1,021
Annual QDIA Notice
16
16
16
156
Pension Benefits Statement
110
109
109
1,058
Subtotal: Gross Cost Savings [1]
419
419
416
4,046
Costs Imposed by the Final Rule:
Website
−27
−27
−26
−240
Initial Notification and Right to Opt Out
−138
−12
−12
−235
Notice of Internet Availability
−67
−…