ERISADOL Technical ReleasesMar 18, 2011★ strong match
2011-01 does not affect disclosure requirements still in effect for ERISA plans under the 2000 DOL claims procedure regulation and/or Part 1 of ERISA. Note: A number of comments on the 2010 interim final regulations raised concerns about the scope of the Federal external review process. This Technical Release 2011-01, …
ERISADOL Technical ReleasesJun 22, 2011★ strong match
act directly with IROs and may, instead, rely on contracts with TPAs. That FAQ guidance is not modified in any way by this technical release.
Appendix Revised Model Notice of Adverse Benefit Determination
Revised Model Notice of Final Internal Adverse Benefit Determination
Revised Model Notice of Final External Review …
ERISADOL Technical ReleasesDec 8, 2011★ strong match
On September 13, 2011, the Department issued Technical Release 2011-03 (TR 2011-03), which sets forth an interim enforcement policy regarding the use of electronic media to satisfy the disclosure requirements under 29 CFR 2550.404a-5. In response, staff at the Department's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBS…
ERISADOL Technical ReleasesSep 13, 2011★ strong match
or logging onto a secure continuous access Website housing plan information, using such e-mail address as the username.
C. Scope of Technical Release. This Technical Release establishes a temporary enforcement policy until the Department issues further guidance in this area. Under this policy, the Department will not t…
76 FR 18649 — Technical Revisions to Actuarial Information on Form 5500 Annual Return/Report for Pension Plans Electing Funding Alternatives Under Pension Relief Act of 2010 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 5, 2011★ strong match
…blication in the
Federal Register
. Related information also will be required to be provided on the 2011 and later Form 5500 Annual Return/Report with respect to those plans to which the alternative funding methods under the Pension Relief Act apply, as described in the Act, but for 2011 and later the information will …
75 FR 41600 — Reasonable Contract or Arrangement Under Section 408(b)(2)-Fee Disclosure ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 16, 2010
…
Clerical hours
Clerical hourly labor cost
Total cost
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
A*B*C*D
Initial Disclosure: 2011
450,000
50
1/30
$26
$196,000
Initial Disclosure: 2012
61,000
50
1/30
26
27,000
Information Upon Request
45,000
50
1/30
26
20,000
Disclosure of Changes to Initial Disclosure
157,000
50
1/30
26
69,000
Investment Discl…
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★ strong match
… attached its response as Ex 2 which raises the same defenses for excusing its failure to
comply in 2011 as the Respondent raises in the instant case. WMAT SDF EX C, Ex 2.
- 5 -
Form 5500 for Plan year 2012 at issue in this case. In Case No. 11-2832D WMAT
also requested a waiver of the 5500 filing requirements, or alte…
90 FR 28007 — Selection of Annuity Providers-Safe Harbor for Individual Account Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 1, 2025related by meaning
Accordingly, the Department has concluded that it is not necessary to prepare a Family Policymaking Assessment.
H. Review Under Executive Order 12630 Pursuant to E.O. 12630, “Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property Rights,” 53 FR 8859 (March 18, 1988), the Department has determin…
88 FR 87968 — Definition of “Employer”-Association Health Plans ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Dec 20, 2023related by meaning
sts. The Department seeks comments on this assumption and any costs interested parties anticipate related to this proposal.
V. Paperwork Reduction Act The 2018 AHP Rule was not subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [83]
because it did not contain a collection of information as defined in 44…
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, 2024related by meaning
r Participate In Prohibited Misconduct as defined in Section VI(s). Specifically, Section I(g)(2) requires the QPAM to submit a notice to
QPAM@dol.gov within 30 calendar days after the Ineligibility Date for the Prohibited Misconduct as determined under Section (I)(h)(2) or the execution date of the substantially-equiv…
90 FR 3667 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 2002-51 To Permit Certain Transactions Identified in the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jan 15, 2025related by meaning
rinciples set forth in the Executive order. OMB has determined that this amendment is a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.[12] Executive Order 13563 directs agencies to propose or adopt a regulation only upon a reasoned determination that its benefits justify its costs; the regulation is tailore…
84 FR 56894 — Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefit Plans Under ERISA ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Oct 23, 2019
…ections 401(k)(13)(E) and 414(w)(4) for automatic contribution arrangements.
(iv) Technical Release 2011-03R On December 8, 2011, the Department issued Technical Release 2011-03R (TR 2011-03R), which sets forth an interim enforcement policy regarding the use of electronic media to satisfy the disclosure requirements un…
81 FR 47534 — Proposed Revision of Annual Information Return/Reports ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 21, 2016related by meaning
uant to a revenue procedure or other authority providing automatic approval which requires plan sponsor agreement, or to a class ruling letter (
e.g., it is pursuant to a regulation or the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 (PRA 2010), Pub. L. 111-192), then this li…
ERISADOL Technical ReleasesMar 15, 2013
FR 43330 (the July 2010 regulations), and an amendment to the interim final regulations on June 24, 2011, at 76 FR 37208 (the June 2011 amendment).(2) On June 22, 2011, the Departments issued Technical Release 2011-02 (T.R. 2011-02), which established a transition period until January 1, 2012 for State external review …
90 FR 4192 — Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jan 15, 2025related by meaning
lection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of January 2025.
Lisa M. Gomez, Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
Footnotes
1.
Under Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978, 5 U.S.C. App., the autho…
ERISADOL Technical ReleasesDec 2, 2011
…n); and 45 CFR Part 158 (Final Rule with comment period made available to the public on December 2, 2011, and scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2011).(1) In order to reduce burdens on issuers and to minimize the tax impacts on participants in and sponsors of group health plans, the regula…
81 FR 43430 — Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Catch-Up Adjustments ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 1, 2016related by meaning
501—ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS FOR TEMPORARY ALIEN AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ADMITTED UNDER SECTION 218 OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT 19. Revise the authority citation for part 501 to read as follows:
Authority:
8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 1184(c), and 1188; 28 U.S.C. 2461 Note (Federal Civil Penal…
84 FR 213 — Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2019 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jan 23, 2019related by meaning
672
81
727
82
787
83
854
84
925
85
1003
86
1,086
87
1,175
88
1,274
89
1,380
90
1,495
91
1,619
92
1,753
93
1,899
94
2,058
95
2,229
96
2,414
97
2,615
98 2,834
99
3,070
100
3,326
101
3,602
102
3,902
103
4,227
104
4,579
105
4,961
106
5,374
107
5,822
108
6,307
109
6,832
110
7,401
111
8,016
112
8,686
113
9,409
114
10,193
115…
82 FR 5373 — Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2017 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jan 18, 2017related by meaning
State Plan, the APA exception from notice and comment applies to regulations that make minor technical amendments and non-substantive corrections.
See p. 3. That comports with the APA language that notice and comment is not required where they are “impractical, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.” 5 U.S.C.…
76 FR 31544 — Requirements for Fee Disclosure to Plan Fiduciaries and Participants-Applicability Dates ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jun 1, 2011
aph (c)(1)(xii), by removing the date “July 16, 2011” and adding in its place “January 1, 2012”.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of May, 2011. Phyllis C. Borzi,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor.
Footnotes
1.
The amendments to the Department's 404(c) regulation…