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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52.
58 FR 51735 (Oct. 4, 1993).
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53.
76 FR 3821 (Jan. 21, 2011).
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54.
Jack VanDerhei, “EBRI Retirement Security Projection Model®(RSPM)—Analyzing Po…
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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78 FR 13781 — Filings Required of Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements and Certain Other Related Entities ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Mar 1, 2013
… the proposed rules.
III. Overview of the Final Regulations
A. Amendment of 29 CFR 2520.101-2 Under ERISA Section 101(g). To implement the changes made to ERISA section 101(g) by the Affordable Care Act, these final rules amend the 2003 rule. In the 2003 rule, ECEs and MEWAs were largely subject to the same filing requ…
76 FR 76222 — Filings Required of Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements and Certain Other Related Entities ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Dec 6, 2011★ strong match
…e Act provision to MEWAs and ECEs alike. Paragraph (a) of the proposal sets forth section 101(g) of ERISA that directs MEWAs that provide benefits consisting of medical care (within the meaning of section 733(a)(2) of ERISA) to register with the Secretary prior to operating in a State, and to report annually regarding …
83 FR 28912 — Definition of “Employer” Under Section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jun 21, 2018★ strong match
…ther welfare benefit plan contexts.
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11.
See, e.g.,
Advisory Opinion Nos. 94-07A, 2003-13A, and 2007-06A.
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12.
75 FR 8796 — Civil Penalties Under ERISA Section 502(c)(8) ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Feb 26, 2010★ strong match
… section 212 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA), Public Law 109-280, respectively, amended ERISA by adding section 305 and amended the Internal Revenue Code (Code) by adding section 432, to provide additional rules for multiemployer defined benefit pension plans in endangered status or critical status. All ref…
89 FR 34106 — Definition of “Employer”-Association Health Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 30, 2024
…to “prescribe such regulations as he finds necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of [ERISA]”);
see Black & Decker Disability Plan
v.
Nord,
538 U.S. 822, 831 (2003) (deferring to the Department's interpretation of an ERISA provision).
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40.
See
Advisory Opinions Nos. 94-07A (Mar. 14, 1994…
ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2017related by meaning
(a) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this part shall apply in the case of plan years beginning after September 2, 1974.
88 FR 87968 — Definition of “Employer”-Association Health Plans ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Dec 20, 2023
g to the Department's interpretation of an ERISA provision).
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33.
See
2018 AHP Rule, 83 FR 28912, 28914 (June 21, 2018);
New York
v. United States Department of Labor,
363 F. Supp. 3d 109, 128 (D.D.C. 2019).
See also
Advisory Opinions Nos. 94-07A (Mar. 14, 1994), 95-01A (Feb. 13, 1995), 96-25A (Oct. 3…
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…
81 FR 43430 — Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Catch-Up Adjustments ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 1, 2016
…ct and § 2575.3. (c) The civil monetary penalty of up to $1,000 established by section 502(c)(4) of ERISA is adjusted to $1,632 for penalties assessed after August 1, 2016, and before the effective date of the next adjustment for inflation made by the Secretary in accordance with the Inflation Adjustment Act and § 2575…
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(e) (e) Cross references For regulations respecting coordination of reports to the Secretaries of Labor and the Treasury, see section 1204 of this title.
75 FR 9334 — Multiemployer Pension Plan Information Made Available on Request ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Mar 2, 2010related by meaning
…ocedures relating to the assessment of civil penalties by the Department under section 502(c)(4) of ERISA. See 74 FR 17.
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3.
72 FR 52527.
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4.
The Department further notes that section 101(k) of ERISA and section 502(a)(3) of the PPA expressly grant the Department the authority to presc…
84 FR 56894 — Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefit Plans Under ERISA ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Oct 23, 2019★ strong match
rs and their service providers comply with amendments to ERISA's pension benefit statement requirements made by the Pension Protection Act of 2006.[6] FAB 2006-03, in relevant part, provides that when pension plans give participants continuous access to benefit statement information through one or more secure websites,…
76 FR 76235 — Ex Parte Cease and Desist and Summary Seizure Orders-Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Dec 6, 2011
under section 521 of ERISA to MEWAs that are employee welfare benefit plans (ERISA-covered plans). In concordance with the 2003 final regulations [6] on reporting by MEWAs, the Secretary's authority applies to MEWAs regardless of whether they are group health plans. Most notably, it extends to any arrangements that co…
ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025related by meaning
(21)(B) (B) If any money or other property of an employee benefit plan is invested in securities issued by an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 [15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.], such investment shall not by itself cause such investment company or such investment company's investment advise…
90 FR 28004 — Removal of Interpretive Bulletins Relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 1, 2025★ strong match
…TARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Discussion The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a comprehensive Federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established employee benefit plans in private industry. Title I of ERISA protects the interests of participants and their beneficiari…
80 FR 5626 — Annual Funding Notice for Defined Benefit Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Feb 2, 2015
…159, 128 Stat. 1839, modified the MAP-21 funding stabilization rules of section 303(h)(2)(C)(iv) of ERISA and the disclosure requirements of section 101(f)(2)(D) of ERISA and directed the Department to modify the MAP-21 supplement to the model annual funding notice. To reflect the changes made to the funding stabilizat…
ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2017related by meaning
(a) (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d), this part shall take effect on January 1, 1975.
ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Oct 22, 2010
…States.
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, …