ERISADOL Technical ReleasesJun 17, 2026
…ating the establishment of Trump accounts (Trump accounts) pursuant to section 530A of the Internal Revenue Code (Code), the regulated community has requested that the Department of Labor (Department) clarify whether Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is applicable to such accounts. Accordin…
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Technical Release 2026-01
Technical Release 2026-01
Application of ERISA Fiduciary Requirements, and Preemption Provisions to Proxy Advisory Services
Date: April 01, 2026
Purpose and Overview
This Technical Release provides guidance to plan administrators and other fiduciaries of p…
91 FR 10033 — Improving Transparency Into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure; Extension of Comment Period ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Mar 2, 2026
…n for services arrangements. The proposed rule was published in the
Federal Register on January 30, 2026, with a comment deadline of March 31, 2026. On February 3, 2026, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 amended ERISA to add several provisions relating to providers of pharmacy benefit management services. Conse…
FAB 2026-02 — Temporary Enforcement Policy Regarding Pension Benefit Statements Pursuant to ERISA § 105(a)(2)(E) ERISADOL Field Assistance BulletinsDec 31, 2025★ strong match
…urnish a quarterly pension
benefit statement for the calendar -year quarter that ended on March 31, 2026, no later
than May 15, 2026.
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U.S. Department of Labor, EBSA , P rivate Pension Plan Bulletin: Abstract of 2023 Form 5500 Annual
Reports, Table D5 (January 2026),
https://ww
w.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ebsa/re…
89 FR 4662 — Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jan 24, 2024related by meaning
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 32260 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024related by meaning
…thority under ERISA section 408(a) and Code section 4975(c)(2) and in accordance with its exemption procedures set forth in 29 CFR part 2570, subpart B (76 FR 66637 (October 27, 2011)).[13]
Elsewhere in this edition of the
Federal Register
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…
88 FR 75979 — Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023related by meaning
… has provided an assessment of the proposal's potential costs, benefits, and transfers, and OMB has reviewed this proposed amendment pursuant to the Executive Order.
Paperwork Reduction Act
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, the Department conducts a preclearance consultation pr…
91 FR 46602 — Electronic Disclosure by Group Health Plans Under ERISA ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 23, 2026★ strong match
…dollar
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covered
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−$391.99
−392.44
2026
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2026-2035
The estimated costs reflect multiple components, including the costs associated with rule familiarization and preparing required notices, as well as the cost savings resulting from reduc…
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
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89 FR 32302 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-24 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024related by meaning
…thority under ERISA section 408(a) and Code section 4975(c)(2) and in accordance with its exemption procedures set forth in 29 CFR part 2570, subpart B (76 FR 66637 (October 27, 2011)).[7]
Elsewhere in this edition of the
Federal Register
90 FR 28007 — Selection of Annuity Providers-Safe Harbor for Individual Account Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 1, 2025related by meaning
s concluded that it is consistent with applicable policies in those guidelines.
J. Review Under Additional Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda The Department has examined this rescission and has determined that it is consistent with the policies and directives outlined in E.O. 14154, “Unleashing American Energy…
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
…riations Act, 2023, Public Law 117 328, 136 Stat. 4459 (2022).
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As described in Rev. Proc. 2021-30, or any successor guidance).
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The term pension plans include both defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans.
See
ERISA section 3(34) and 3(35).
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As no…
91 FR 13503 — Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary: Notice of Court Vacatur ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Mar 20, 2026related by meaning
… effectively vacated. What is not ambiguous, however, is that neither district court questioned the procedural aspects of the Department's grant of PTE 2020-02, including the Department's required findings under section 408(a) of ERISA and section 4975(c)(2) of the Code that PTE 2020-02 is administratively feasible, in…
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.
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ERISACourt RulingsAug 17, 2026
… is objectively prudent “will necessarily be
USCA11 Case: 25-10692 Document: 76-1 Date Filed: 08/17/2026 Page: 10 of 14
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context specific. ” Hughes , 595 U.S. at 177 (quoting Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer , 573 U.S. 409, 425 (2014) ). And, as with many
other context-specific inqui…
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…
91 FR 9213 — Requirement To Provide Paper Statements in Certain Cases-Amendments to Electronic Disclosure Safe Harbors ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Feb 25, 2026related by meaning
…ec. 338, Pub. L. 117-328, 136 Stat. 5373, 5374 (Dec. 29, 2022).
2. Amend Section 2520.104b-1 by:
a. Revising paragraph (c)(1)(iii);
b. Revising paragraph (c)(1)(iv); and
c. Adding paragraph (c)(3).
The revision and additions read as follows:
§ 2520.104b-1
Disclosure.
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Before QUATTLEBAUM, BENJAMIN, and BERNER, Circuit Judges.
No. 25-1350 a ffirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded ; No. 25- 2080 affirmed by
published opinion. Judge Quattlebaum wrote the opinion , in which Judge Benjamin and
Judge Berner joined.
ARGUED: Richard F. Hawkins, III, HAWKINS LAW FIRM, PC, R…
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Before QUATTLEBAUM, BENJAMIN, and BERNER, Circuit Judges.
No. 25-1350 a ffirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded ; No. 25- 2080 affirmed by
published opinion. Judge Quattlebaum wrote the opinion , in which Judge Benjamin and
Judge Berner joined.
ARGUED: Richard F. Hawkins, III, HAWKINS LAW FIRM, PC, R…