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1. 88 FR 75979 — Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02
   ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023★ strong match
   … average, five minutes, resulting in an hour burden of 15,387 hours with an equivalent cost of $976,301.[47] ( printed page 75996) Table 8—Hour Burden and Equivalent Cost Associated Preparing and Sending Disclosures   Year 1 Subsequent years Activity Burden hours Equivalent burden cost Burden hours Equivalent burden co…
2. 89 FR 32302 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-24
   ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024★ strong match
   ent distribution channel is estimated as: (358 insurance companies—57 large insurance companies) ≉ 301 small insurance companies. Back to Citation 92.  This is estimated as: [(301 small insurance companies × 20 hours) + (57 large insurance companies × 40 hours)] ≉ 8,286 hours. A labor rate of $165.71 is used for a lega…
3. 89 FR 32122 — Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary
   ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024
   …es)) × $65.99 ≉ = $17. Back to Citation 863.  This is estimated as: (85,564 Independent Producers + 301 small insurance companies) × 2 hours = 171,650 hours. A labor rate of $165.29 is used for an Independent Producer. A labor rate of $165.71 is used for a legal professional. The labor rate is applied in the following …
4. 81 FR 43430 — Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Catch-Up Adjustments
   ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 1, 2016★ strong match
   …S AMENDED 9. The authority citation for part 725 is revised to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174; 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., 902(f), 921, 932, 936; 33 U.S.C. 901 …
5. 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/​.) Back to Citation 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…
6. 84 FR 213 — Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2019
   ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jan 23, 2019★ strong match
   …PROCEDURE 3. The authority citation for part 702 is revised to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, and 8171 et seq.;33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.;42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.;43 U.S.C. 1333; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of …
7. ERISA § 301(a) (29 U.S.C. § 1081) — Coverage
   ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2017
   (a) (a) Plans excepted from applicability of this part This part shall apply to any employee pension benefit plan described in section 1003(a) of this title, (and not exempted under section 1003(b) of this title), other than— (a)(1) (1) an employee welfare benefit plan; (a)(2) (2) an insurance contract plan described i…
8. 88 FR 75890 — Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary
   ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023
   …IRAs, and 5 percent in SEP, Salary Reduction Simplified Employee Pension (SARSEP), and SIMPLE IRAs.[301]
9. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit — Lynnette Kaiser v. Alcoa USA Corp.
   ERISACourt RulingsAug 14, 2026
   …r healthcare benefits, Kaiser and others filed this purported class action, asserting a claim under § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), 29 U.S.C. § 185, against Alcoa and claims
10. 78 FR 13797 — Ex Parte Cease and Desist and Summary Seizure Orders-Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements
    ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Mar 1, 2013related by meaning
    8 (Bankr. C.D. CA 2011) and Solis v. Palombo, No. 1:08-CV-2017 (N.D. Ga 2009); Chao v. Crouse, 346 F.Supp.2d 975 (S.D. Ind. 2004). Back to Citation 3.  Similarly, section 519 of ERISA, 29 U.S.C. 1149, (also enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act) prohibits false statements and representations by any person, in conn…
11. 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…
12. 82 FR 5373 — Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2017
    ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jan 18, 2017★ strong match
    RE 3. The authority citation for part 702 continues to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, and 8171 et seq.;33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.;42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.;43 U.S.C. 1333; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec.701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 …
13. 85 FR 2292 — Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2020
    ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jan 15, 2020★ strong match
    RE 3. The authority citation for part 702 continues to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, and 8171 et seq.;33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.;42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.;43 U.S.C. 1333; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15…
14. 87 FR 14722 — Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications
    ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Mar 15, 2022related by meaning
    ns, and as such would have no implications for the States or the relationship or distribution of power between the National Government and the States. List of Subjects in 29 CFR Part 2570 Administrative practice and procedure Employee benefit plans Employee Retirement Income Security Act Federal Employees' Retirement S…
15. 29 C.F.R. § 2570.8 — Summary decision.
    ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017related by meaning
    For prohibited transaction penalty proceedings, this section shall apply in lieu of § 18.41 of this title.
16. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit — Liu v. Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan for the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.
    ERISACourt RulingsAug 31, 2026
    …s clear, ERISA forecloses any justification for enquiries into nice expressions of intent.” Id . at 301. The doctrine of substantial compliance was not at issue in Kennedy. That is, Kennedy did not involve an attempted beneficiary designation consistent with the p lan’s terms. Id . at 303 (“The plan provided an easy wa…
17. 29 C.F.R. § 2570.3 — Service: Copies of documents and pleadings.
    ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017related by meaning
    For prohibited transaction penalty proceedings, this section shall apply in lieu of § 18.3 of this title.
18. 29 C.F.R. § 2570.7 — Scope of discovery.
    ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017related by meaning
    For prohibited transaction penalty proceedings, this section shall apply in lieu of § 18.14 of this title.
19. 29 C.F.R. § 2570.30(a) — Scope of this subpart.
    ERISARegulationsApr 8, 2024related by meaning
    (a) (a) The rules of procedure set forth in this subpart apply to applications for prohibited transaction exemptions issued by the Department under the authority of: (a)(1) (1) Section 408(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA); (a)(2) (2) Section 4975(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 19…
20. 29 C.F.R. § 2570.4 — Parties.
    ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017related by meaning
    For prohibited transaction penalty proceedings, this section shall apply in lieu of § 18.10 of this title.