91 FR 4348 — Improving Transparency Into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 30, 2026
…rofessional × 1 hour = $69,441,580.
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261.
Remy Samuels, PLANSPONSOR Roadmap: A PBM Process,
(April 21, 2025)
https://www.plansponsor.com/plansponsor-roadmap-a-pbm-process/.
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262.
See discussion of the exclusive purpose rule in ERISA section 403(c), supra note.
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263.
…
89 FR 32302 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-24 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024★ strong match
… the Treasury to grant administrative exemptions under Code section 4975 to the Secretary of Labor. Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications were amended effective April 8, 2024 (29 CFR part 2570, subpart B (89 FR 4662 (January 24, 2024)).
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[FR Doc.…
91 FR 46602 — Electronic Disclosure by Group Health Plans Under ERISA ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 23, 2026
Participant Fee Disclosures: A Review of Electronic Disclosures as a Cost-Efficient Delivery Alternative, Journal of Financial Service Professionals, 67, no. 3 (2013); Alcaide Muñoz, Laura, Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar, & Antonio Manuel López Hernández,
Transparency in Governments: A Meta-Analytic Review of Incentiv…
91 FR 13503 — Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary: Notice of Court Vacatur ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Mar 20, 2026★ strong match
…plan (including an individual retirement account (IRA)) under section 4975(e)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code). The 2024 Fiduciary Rule replaced regulatory text, dating back to 1975, that set out a five-part test for determining fiduciary status under section 3(21)(A)(ii) of ERISA (Five-part Test Regul…
88 FR 76004 — Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-24 ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023related by meaning
…The Department has submitted a copy of the rule to the OMB in accordance with 44 U.S.C. 3507(d) for review of its information collections. The Department and OMB are particularly interested in comments that:
Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the functions of the agency, including whether t…
89 FR 32260 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024related by meaning
ded effective April 8, 2024 (29 CFR part 2570, subpart B (89 FR 4662 (January 24, 2024)).
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[FR Doc. 2024-08066 Filed 4-24-24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-29-P
91 FR 16088 — Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Mar 31, 2026
…eme Court's decision in
Cunningham
v.
Cornell University.[30] The Department is concerned that the prevailing climate of litigation poses significant challenges for plan sponsors and fiduciaries. Indeed, much of this litigation has focused on well-designed plans with prudent processes, with the challenges often ultimat…
89 FR 4662 — Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jan 24, 2024★ strong match
arties from the financial services industry and their attorney representatives, as well as independent fiduciaries and appraisers.
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9. The Department's RIA that is included in this Final Amendment was informed by comments that the Department received in response to its notice and comment solicitation i…
89 FR 32122 — Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024
…ear dollar
Discount rate
(percent)
Period covered
Annualized Monetized ($million/Year)
$359.9
356.0
2024
2024
7
3
2024-2033
2024-2033
Quantified Costs:
The Department expects that entities will not incur additional costs from the amendments to PTE 77-4, PTE 80-83, and PTE 83-1. However, the Department expects that enti…
ERISAFinal Rules (FR)May 18, 2023related by meaning
R 11793 published on February 24, 2023, in the
Federal Register
, has a stated effective date of April 25, 2023 (which means that the
Federal Register rule's operational date was also April 25, 2023). Therefore, based on the dates of House and Senate receipt, that stated CRA effective date is earlier than 60 days after…
89 FR 43675 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2006-06 for Services Provided in Connection With the Termination of Abandoned Individual Account Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)May 17, 2024★ strong match
… the Treasury to grant administrative exemptions under Code section 4975 to the Secretary of Labor. Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications were amended effective April 8, 2024 (29 CFR part 2570, subpart B (89 FR 4662 (January 24, 2024)).
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43.
The…
85 FR 40589 — Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice: Notice of Court Vacatur ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 7, 2020related by meaning
…e issued by the Fifth Circuit.
In addition, the Department finds that it has good cause to make the revisions immediately effective under section 553(d) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(d). Section 553(d) provides that final rules shall not become effective until 30 days after publication in the
Federa…
88 FR 9408 — Amendment and Restatement of Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Feb 14, 2023related by meaning
…ction 305 as it affects EPCRS that should be taken into account by the Department in making further revisions to the VFC Program and PTE 2002-51. Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of February, 2023.
Lisa M. Gomez,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor.
Footnotes
1.
Un…
FAB 2026-03 — Guiding Principles for EBSA's Enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act's Nonquantitative Treatment Limitation Requirements ERISADOL Field Assistance BulletinsJan 15, 2026
…(HHS), and the
Treasury (the Departments) issued
the 2024 Final Rule
.
The 2024 Final Rule amended
previous
1
US Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration Updates National Enforcement Projects for
Employee Benefit Plans (Jan. 15, 2026), available at
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ebsa/ebsa2…
88 FR 75979 — Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023related by meaning
…y of the rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with 44 U.S.C. 3507(d) for review of its information collections. The Department and OMB are particularly interested in comments that:
Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the functions of the agency, including whether t…
81 FR 21147 — Amendment to and Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 84-24 for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Agents and Brokers, Pension Co… ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016related by meaning
the definition of a Fixed Rate Annuity Contract, and the revocation of the exemption as it applies to IRA purchases of investment company securities. The amendments and revocations affect participants and beneficiaries of plans, IRA owners, and certain fiduciaries and service providers of plans and IRAs.
DATES:
Issuanc…
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
ntified:
• Review and prepare for the implementation of SECURE 2.0 and rule.
• Prepare initial notice under the 2002 safe harbor for new participants. • Prepare explanation of how to receive required paper benefit statements electronically under the 2020 safe harbor.
• Update notice/explanation to add contact informati…
88 FR 76032 — Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemptions 75-1, 77-4, 80-83, 83-1, and 86-128 ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023related by meaning
, including as part of a comment responding to the broader proposal. Comments are due by January 2, 2024 to ensure their consideration.
PRA Addressee: Address requests for copies of the ICR to James Butikofer, Office of Research and Analysis, U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, 200 Cons…
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, 2024★ strong match
the IRFA by October 11, 2022, the same deadline as 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 …
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
…kius LLP).” 2. On page 56559, second column, add the following language to the end of Congressional Review Act discussion: “Although the CRA generally requires that major rules become effective no sooner than 60 days after Congress receives the required report, the CRA allows the issuing agency to make a rule effective…