81 FR 47534 — Proposed Revision of Annual Information Return/Reports ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 21, 2016★ strong match
…ral (DOL-OIG), the United States Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), and the ERISA Advisory Council that have been issued since the last major revision of the Form 5500 Annual Return/Report information collection requirements in connection with the 2009 return/report.
See, e.g., U.S. Gov't Accoun…
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
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55.
Peter J. Brady, “Who Participates in Retirement Plans,”
ICI Research Perspective,
vol. 23, no. 05, (July 2017.).
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56. Section 522 of the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. 522), provides an unlimited exemption for SEP and Simple IRAs, and pension, profit sharing, and qualified plans, such as 4…
81 FR 43430 — Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Catch-Up Adjustments ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 1, 2016
…critical status under § 305(b)(3)(C) treated as failure to file annual report. 29 U.S.C. 1132(c)(4)/ERISA § 502(c)(4)
Up to a $1000 per day for each:
• Failure to notify participants under ERISA § 101(j) of certain benefit restrictions and/or limitations arising under Internal Revenue Code section 436;
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1.63238
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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…
76 FR 76222 — Filings Required of Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements and Certain Other Related Entities ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Dec 6, 2011★ strong match
dds a cross-reference to section 521 of ERISA and § 2560.521 regarding the Secretary's authority to issue cease and desist and summary seizure orders. B. Proposed Amendment to Regulations Under ERISA Section 104(a)(1), 29 U.S.C. 1024(a)(1)
81 FR 21089 — Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016★ strong match
…ntative of a registered investment adviser, bank, or registered broker-dealer.
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3.
ERISA section 404(a).
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4. ERISA section 406. ERISA also prohibits certain transactions between a plan and a party in interest.
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5.
ERISA section 409;
see also
ERISA section 405.
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86 FR 51488 — Proposed Revision of Annual Information Return/Reports ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Sep 15, 2021
he applicable annual reporting requirements under Title I of ERISA and the Department's implementing regulations.[2]
Filing of a
( printed page 51489) Form 5500 or Form 5500-SF, together with the required attachments and schedules in accordance with the instructions, by plan administrators, employers, and certain other…
ERISADOL Technical ReleasesJun 17, 2026related by meaning
…e whole law, and to its object and policy” in deciding what type of benefit programs are covered by ERISA). ↩ See FAB 2004-01 (April 7, 2004) and FAB 2006-02 (October 27, 2006) which came to similar conclusions regarding employers’ involvement with Health Savings Accounts. ↩
29 C.F.R. 2510.3-2(d)(1)(iii). ↩
See Interpr…
80 FR 72006 — Savings Arrangements Established by States for Non-Governmental Employees ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 18, 2015★ strong match
…(S.B. 1234) (West); Oregon 2015 Session Laws, Ch. 557 (H.B. 2960) (June 2015).
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5. ERISA includes several express exemptions in section 4(b) from coverage under Title I, for example, for pension plans established or maintained by governmental entities or churches for their employees, certain foreign pl…
91 FR 4348 — Improving Transparency Into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 30, 2026
cy or instrumentality of any of the foregoing.” ERISA section 3(32); 29 U.S.C. 1002(32).
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102.
29 U.S.C. 1191b.
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103. See Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2021-03, Q&A 3 (“ERISA section 733(c)(2) provides that certain benefits are not subject to certain requirements of Part 7 of ERISA if …
85 FR 40834 — Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 7, 2020related by meaning
…al and a Retirement Investor and it does not believe the exemption would do so.[59] As noted above, ERISA section 502(a) provides a cause of action for fiduciary breaches and prohibited transactions with respect to ERISA-covered Plans (but not IRAs). Code section 4975 imposes a tax on disqualified persons participating…
81 FR 59464 — Savings Arrangements Established by States for Non-Governmental Employees ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Aug 30, 2016related by meaning
…., 463 U.S. 85, 96-97 (1983) (footnote omitted). In various decisions, the Court has concluded that ERISA preempts state laws that: (1) mandate employee benefit structures or their administration; (2) provide alternative enforcement mechanisms; or (3) bind employers or plan fiduciaries to particular choices or preclude…
ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2017related by meaning
(b)(5) (5) such plan is an excess benefit plan (as defined in section 1002(36) of this title) and is unfunded.
81 FR 21208 — Amendments to Class Exemptions 75-1, 77-4, 80-83 and 83-1 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016related by meaning
…h as IRAs, that are not subject to the fiduciary responsibility and prohibited transaction rules in ERISA. Specifically, section 102(a) of the Reorganization Plan provides the Department of Labor with “all authority” for “regulations, rulings, opinions, and exemptions under section 4975 [of the Code]” subject to certai…
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
…umbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
A. Annual Reporting Sections 101, 104, and 4065 of ERISA, 29 U.S.C. 1021, 1024 and 1365, sections 6058(a) and 6059(a) of the Code, 26 U.S.C. 6058(a) and 6059(a), and the regulations issued under those sections, impose annual reporting and filing obligations on pension an…
85 FR 82798 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 18, 2020related by meaning
…tatute.[109] Similarly, the fiduciary acknowledgement does not create a contractual fiduciary duty. ERISA section 502(a) provides a cause of action for fiduciary breaches and prohibited transactions with respect to Title I Plans (but not IRAs). Code section 4975 imposes a tax on disqualified persons participating in a …
ERISA § 521(g) (29 U.S.C. § 1151) — Administrative summary cease and desist orders and summary seizure orders against multiple employer welfare arrangements in financially hazardous condition ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025related by meaning
(g) (g) Exception This section shall not apply to any plan or arrangement that does not fall within the meaning of the term "multiple employer welfare arrangement" under section 1002(40)(A) of this title.
ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025related by meaning
(b)(20)(E)(iii)(II) (II) to restore to the plan or affected account any profits made through the use of assets of the plan.
(b)(21) (21) The provision of a de minimis financial incentive described in section 401(k)(4)(A) or section 403(b)(12)(A) of title 26.
79 FR 66617 — Revisions to Annual Return/Report-Multiple-Employer Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Nov 10, 2014
…eport is filed by employee benefit plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and sections 6047(e), 6057(b), 6058(a), and 6059 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). The CSEC Act established additional annual reporting requirements for multiple-employer plans for plan years beginning after De…