89 FR 32260 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024★ strong match
…nizes that the rulemaking may change the number of Financial Institutions who choose to rely on PTE 2020-02. Consistent with its initial analysis in 2020, the proposal assumed that all entities eligible to rely on the existing PTE 2020-02 were relying on it. However, one commenter indicated that some entities eligible …
91 FR 9213 — Requirement To Provide Paper Statements in Certain Cases-Amendments to Electronic Disclosure Safe Harbors ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Feb 25, 2026★ strong match
…y continue to receive electronic disclosure under the 2002 safe harbor in the future. Regarding the 2020 safe harbor, the Department assumes that all plans that provided electronic disclosure prior to SECURE 2.0 will continue to use the 2020 safe harbor for some or all their participants. It should be noted that some p…
88 FR 75979 — Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023★ strong match
…ZRIN 1210-ZA32
AGENCY:
Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
ACTION:
Notice of Proposed Amendment to Class Exemption PTE 2020-02.
SUMMARY:
This document contains a notice of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of a proposed amendment to class prohibited transaction ex…
91 FR 13503 — Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary: Notice of Court Vacatur ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Mar 20, 2026
of Texas also stayed the effective date of the amendments to PTE 2020-02.[3]
( printed page 13504)
2. Litigation Related to Five-Part Test Regulation On December 18, 2020, the Department adopted PTE 2020-02, a prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA and the Code, permitting investment advice fiduciaries with resp…
80 FR 5626 — Annual Funding Notice for Defined Benefit Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Feb 2, 2015related by meaning
…ulations as a material effect event taking effect in 2018 (
i.e.,
the current plan year).
(h)
Model notices. (1) The appendices to this section contain a model notice for single-employer plans and a model notice for multiemployer plans. These models are intended to assist plan administrators in discharging their notice…
89 FR 32122 — Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024
…nizes that the rulemaking may change the number of Financial Institutions who choose to rely on PTE 2020-02. Consistent with its initial analysis in 2020, the proposal assumed that all entities eligible to rely on the existing PTE 2020-02 were relying on it. However, one commenter indicated that some entities eligible …
87 FR 73822 — Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 1, 2022★ strong match
…ct. However, many comments on the NPRM agreed with the Department's assessment of the impact of the 2020 rule, noting the 2020 rule created confusion on whether ERISA fiduciaries should incorporate ESG factors into their decision-making and that this confusion created a chilling effect. One comment states that the 2020…
85 FR 2292 — Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2020 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jan 15, 2020
…
January 2, 2018 levels.
After November 2, 2015
After January 23, 2019 but on or before January 15, 2020
January 23, 2019 levels.
After November 2, 2015
After January 15, 2020
January 15, 2020 levels.
Civil Monetary Penalties for Other DOL Programs
Violations occurring
Penalty assessed
Which penalty level applies
On or…
ERISADOL Technical ReleasesMay 8, 2013related by meaning
…ntribution may be excludable from income for Federal income tax purposes.
D. Timing and Delivery of Notice Employers are required to provide the notice to each new employee at the time of hiring beginning October 1, 2013. For 2014, the Department will consider a notice to be provided at the time of hiring if the notice…
91 FR 46602 — Electronic Disclosure by Group Health Plans Under ERISA ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 23, 2026★ strong match
…llows plan administrators of pension benefit plans to furnish certain required disclosures using a “notice-and-access” model: these plan administrators must notify plan participants and beneficiaries about the online disclosures, provide information on how to access the disclosures, and inform participants and benefici…
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
mpliance aid, the Department is making the model notice available on its website in twelve non-English languages.
Notice Exception for Self-Correctors In light of the streamlined procedure for self-correction and the SCC's limitation to corrections when the amount of lost earnings is $1,000 or less, the proposed exempt…
ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Feb 24, 2023★ strong match
…Citation
22. Employee Benefits Security Administration, Private Pension Plan Bulletin, Abstract of 2020 Form 5500 Annual Report (2020). The 2020 Form 5500 data set is the most recent available because Form 5500 filings for the 2020 reporting year generally are not required to be filed for calendar year plans until Jul…
ERISAFinal Rules (FR)May 18, 2023related by meaning
…the reasons for it. The Department is publishing the change of the operational date without advance notice or an opportunity for comment because it falls under the “good cause” exemption of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B). Undertaking notice and comment procedures to incorporate the corrections …
82 FR 57664 — 18-Month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transac… ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 7, 2017related by meaning
ootnote also inadvertently includes the names of public commenters who do not support a contingent or tiered delay. This document corrects that error. In addition, there is text missing in the portion of the preamble that discusses the Congressional Review Act (CRA). The Department inadvertently omitted a discussion of…
88 FR 17466 — Reopening Comment Period for the Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 (the QPAM Exemption) ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Mar 23, 2023related by meaning
lable for public inspection in EBSA's Public Disclosure Room, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-1513, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. Signed at Washington, DC, this 13th day of March, 2023.
Lisa M. Gomez,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
Footnote…
87 FR 70753 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 2002-51 To Permit Certain Transactions Identified in the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 21, 2022related by meaning
…ng the notification is reasonably calculated to ensure that interested persons actually receive the notice. The Department has reviewed several notices to interested persons submitted to the applicable Regional Offices and found that some of them do not meet the applicable requirements of Section IV. To facilitate comp…
82 FR 56545 — 18-Month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transac… ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Nov 29, 2017related by meaning
uld have been required for the January 1, 2018 applicability date, but is based on continued adherence to the Impartial Conduct Standards.”).
See also Comment Letter #82 (Standard Insurance Company and Standard Retirement Services, Inc.) (“we ask that The Department also extend the temporary enforcement policy providin…
85 FR 82798 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 18, 2020★ strong match
… party other than the customer.” 950 Mass. Code Regs. 12.204 & 12.207 as amended effective March 6, 2020.
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26.
NAIC Suitability in Annuity Transactions Model Regulation, Spring 2020,
available at www.naic.org/store/free/MDL-275.pdf
(NAIC Model Regulation).
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27.
Iowa Code § 507B.48 (…
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
… the extended comment period for the Proposed Amendment.
In the September 7, 2022,
Federal Register notice, the Department announced that it would hold a virtual public hearing on its own motion on November 17, 2022 (and if necessary, on November 18, 2022), to provide an opportunity for all interested parties to testif…
89 FR 4662 — Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jan 24, 2024related by meaning
…ed in this Final Amendment was informed by comments that the Department received in response to its notice and comment solicitation in the Paperwork Reduction Act section of the Proposed Rule.
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10.
67 FR 44622 (July 3, 2002).
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11.
See, e.g.,
PTE 2020-02 (85 FR 82798, December 18, 2020…