91 FR 4348 — Improving Transparency Into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 30, 2026
…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.
Advisory Council of Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans,
PBM Compensation and Fee Disclosure,
(November 2014),
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/f…
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
85 FR 82798 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 18, 2020related by meaning
the compliance officer; to the extent the self-review uncovers any violations of the policies and procedures, an unwinding of the transaction(s); and distribution of the self-review to all Retirement Investors receiving conflicted fiduciary investment advice. Another commenter expressed concern that the stated intentio…
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…
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 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…
88 FR 75979 — Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023related by meaning
…s, and deficiencies that need to be addressed.[18] The methodology and results of the retrospective review must be reduced to a written report that is provided to a Senior Executive Officer. The Department is proposing some edits to the Senior Executive Officer's report. The Department is making minor edits to reflect …
89 FR 32122 — Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024★ strong match
…23 WL 5682411, at *27-29 (N.D. Tex. June 30, 2023) [hereinafter
FACC]. As of the date of this final rule, the district court judge has not yet taken action regarding the magistrate judge's report and recommendations.
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66.
See
Regulation Best Interest release, 84 FR 33318 (July 12, 2019).
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89 FR 32302 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-24 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024★ strong match
…nvestment advice transactions. PTE 84-24 will require certain new disclosures, annual retrospective reviews, and compliance with policy and procedure requirements. These requirements are ICRs subject to the PRA. Readers should note that the burden discussed below conforms to the requirements of the PRA and is not the i…
88 FR 76004 — Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-24 ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023related by meaning
v
website), including as part of a comment responding to the broader proposed rule. 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 Administr…
81 FR 47534 — Proposed Revision of Annual Information Return/Reports ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 21, 2016
…bility for Immediate Gain Methods.
Complete this line only if you use an immediate gain method (see Rev. Rul. 81-213, 1981-2 C.B. 101, for a definition of immediate gain method).
Lines 1c(2)(a), (b), and (c). Information for Plans Using Spread Gain Methods.
Complete these lines only if you use a spread gain method (see…
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…
85 FR 72846 — Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Nov 13, 2020related by meaning
… under the Act (as it appeared in the July 1, 2020, edition of 29 CFR part 2550) applies. The final rule also includes, in paragraph (h), a severability provision, which provides that if any provision in the final rule is found to be invalid or unenforceable by its terms, or as applied to any person or circumstance, or…
89 FR 4662 — Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jan 24, 2024related by meaning
…ponse 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); PTE 2022-02 (87 FR 23245, April 19, 2022); PTE 2022-03 (87 FR 54264, September 2, 20…
88 FR 75890 — Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023related by meaning
laws-and-regulations/rules-and-regulations/completed-rulemaking/1210-AB32-2/ria.pdf.
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28.
See 81 FR 20946, 20964 (Apr. 8, 2016). Back to Citation
29.
Id.
at 20949 fn. 7 (citing Cerulli Associates, “U.S. Retirement Markets 2015”).
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30.
Id.
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31.
81 FR 21002 (Apr.…
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, 2026
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…
82 FR 16902 — Definition of the Term “Fiduciary”; Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice; Best Interest Contract Exemption (Prohibited Transaction Exemption … ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 7, 2017related by meaning
…ally provided relief for certain transactions involving mutual fund principal underwriters that was revoked for transactions involving IRAs. The applicability date of that revocation is also delayed until January 1, 2018; accordingly, such transactions can continue until that time subject to the applicability of the Im…
ERISARegulationsJan 1, 2017related by meaning
[Reserved]
ERISAFinal Rules (FR)May 18, 2023related by meaning
…ral 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 the receipt by Congress of the published final rul…