ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025
(a) (a) Prudent man standard of care
(a)(1) (1) Subject to sections 1103(c) and (d), 1342, and 1344 of this title, a fiduciary shall discharge his duties with respect to a plan solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries and—
(a)(1)(A) (A) for the exclusive purpose of:
(a)(1)(A)(i) (i) providing benefi…
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(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 101(j), (k), or (l), or section 514(e)(3) of th…
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, 2024related by meaning
within a foreign country that is included on the Department of Commerce's list of “foreign adversaries” that is codified in 15 CFR 7.4 as amended); or (2) Found or determined in a final judgment or court-approved settlement in a Federal or State criminal or civil court proceeding brought by the Department, the Departme…
29 C.F.R. § 2509.95-1 — Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standards under ERISA when selecting an annuity provider for a defined benefit pension plan. ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017
…to the individual's benefits to the annuity provider.Pursuant to ERISA section 404(a)(1), 29 U.S.C. 1104(a)(1), fiduciaries must discharge their duties with respect to the plan solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries. Section 404(a)(1)(A), 29 U.S.C. 1104(a)(1)(A), states that the fiduciary must act…
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 …
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(i)(3)(ii) (ii) Upon receipt by the delivery service, if accomplished using a “designated private delivery service” within the meaning of 26 U.S.C. 7502(f);
(i)(3)(iii) (iii) Upon transmittal, if transmitted in a manner specified in the notice of intent to assess a penalty as a method of transmittal to be accorded such…
86 FR 57272 — Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Oct 14, 2021
istration, U.S. Department of Labor.
Footnotes
1.
29 U.S.C. 1104.
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2.
29 U.S.C. 1103(c) and 1104(a).
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3.
See,
e.g., Interpretive Bulletin 2015-01, 80 FR 65135 (Oct. 26, 2015).
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4.
See,
e.g.,
Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01, 81 FR 95879 (Dec. 29, 2016).
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(i)(3)(ii) (ii) Upon receipt by the delivery service, if accomplished using a “designated private delivery service” within the meaning of 26 U.S.C. 7502(f);
(i)(3)(iii) (iii) Upon transmittal, if transmitted in a manner specified in the notice of intent to assess a penalty as a method of transmittal to be accorded such…
ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025
…uisition and retention of such property comply with the provisions of this part (other than section 1104(a)(1)(B) of this title to the extent it requires diversification, and sections 1104(a)(1)(C), 1106 of this title, and subsection (a) of this section).
(d)(5) (5) The term "qualifying employer security" means an empl…
78 FR 13797 — Ex Parte Cease and Desist and Summary Seizure Orders-Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Mar 1, 2013related by meaning
onstitution, the Secretary will generally obtain judicial authorization before issuing a summary seizure order. (See
Colonnade Catering Corp.
v.
U.S., 397 U.S. 72 (1970): “Where Congress has authorized inspection but made no rules governing the procedures that inspectors must follow, the Fourth Amendment and its variou…
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(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)…
76 FR 76235 — Ex Parte Cease and Desist and Summary Seizure Orders-Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Dec 6, 2011related by meaning
named for service of process as set forth in the temporary order. The person serving the document shall certify to the manner of date and service.
(c) By the Office of Administrative Law Judges.
Service of orders, decisions, and all other documents shall be made in such manner as the Office of Administrative Law Judges…
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[Reserved]
90 FR 28007 — Selection of Annuity Providers-Safe Harbor for Individual Account Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 1, 2025
…107-16, 115 Stat. 38. Sections 2550.404a-5, 2550.404c-1 and 2550.404c-5 also issued under 29 U.S.C. 1104. Sec. 2550.408b-1 also issued under 29 U.S.C. 1108(b)(1). 2550.408b-19 also issued under sec. 611, Pub. L. 109-280, 120 Stat. 780, 972. Sec. 2550.412-1 also issued under 29 U.S.C. 1112.
§ 2550.404a-4
[Removed]
2. Se…
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ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025
…ary responsibility for—
(43)(B)(iii)(I) (I) the selection and monitoring in accordance with section 1104(a) of this title of the person designated as the pooled plan provider and any other person who, in addition to the pooled plan provider, is designated as a named fiduciary of the plan; and
ERISACourt RulingsAug 17, 2026
… process resulting in an imprudent investment.” Id. at 1176. In other words, to establish fiduciary
USCA11 Case: 25-10692 Document: 76-1 Date Filed: 08/17/2026 Page: 8 of 14
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liability, we held that a plaintiff must demonstrate (1) procedural
imprudence ( i.e., “imprudent process”) and (…
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For prohibited transaction penalty proceedings, this section shall apply in lieu of § 18.10 of this title.