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
e use of the SCC and suggested that the Department should allow self-correctors to choose whether (a) to provide notice to interested persons (but
not to EBSA) or (b) make the plan contribution. After considering these comments, the Department has not made this change. Self-correctors have a streamlined procedure for s…
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
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ERISACourt RulingsNov 10, 2015
… of this matter” by
failing to comply with the regulations at 29 C.F.R. § 2560.502(c)(2)(e) - (f). (Memo in Support at
2 Respondent appears to be arguing that the May 20, 2015 letter s hould be considered the applicable Notice of Intent
to Assess a Penalty .
3
On September 11, 2015, this Office faxed counsel for Respon…
DOL Office of Administrative Law Judges — USDOL, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION v. PLAN ADMINISTRATOR, WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE RETIREMENT SAVINGS AND 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN ANNUAL RE… ERISACourt RulingsNov 30, 2016
…uity under the PPA [Pension
Protection Act] must be construed by E BSA in favor of the Tribe.” WMAT Memo in Supp. at 10. Respondent‟s Cross-motion further requests the Court find WMAT is “not required to file an
IQPA report as part of its operational compliance requirements under the PPA transition rules
prior to the d…
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
he Department no longer believes that posting 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 req…
80 FR 22004 — Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 75-1, Part V, Exemptions From Prohibitions Respecting Certain Classes of Transactions Involving Em… ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Apr 20, 2015related by meaning
on, at 26 CFR 54.4975-9(c), which interprets Code section 4975(e)(3).
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6.
Advisory Opinion 76-65A (June 7, 1976).
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7. The Department initially proposed an amendment to its regulation under ERISA section 3(21)(A)(ii) and Code section 4975(e)(3)(B) on October 22, 2010, at 75 FR 65263. It…
89 FR 32346 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemptions 75-1, 77-4, 80-83, 83-1, and 86-128 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024related by meaning
t. Life Ins. Co.
v.
Harris Trust & Sav. Bank,
510 U.S. 86, 98 (1993).
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40.
See BancOklahoma Mortg. Corp.
v.
Capital Title Co., Inc., 194 F.3d 1089 (10th Cir. 1999) (stating that McCarran-Ferguson Act bars the application of a Federal statute only if (1) the Federal statute does not specifically relate…
81 FR 21139 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 75-1, Part V, Exemptions From Prohibitions Respecting Certain Classes of Transactions Involving Employee Be… ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016related by meaning
under section 4975 of the Code] is hereby transferred to the Secretary of Labor”).
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9.
29 CFR 2550.408b-2(e); 26 CFR 54.4975-6(a)(5). Back to Citation
10.
See
PTE 86-128, Exemption for Securities Transactions Involving Employee Benefit Plans and Broker-Dealers, 51 FR 41686 (November 18, 1986), as ame…
89 FR 32302 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-24 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024related by meaning
r” a State law is to hinder its operation or “frustrate [a] goal of that law.”
Humana Inc. V. Forsyth,
525 U.S. 299, 308 (1999).
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113. Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 1 (2018)) generally transferred the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to grant administrative exemptions under…
89 FR 32260 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024related by meaning
4.
See John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co.
v.
Harris Trust & Sav. Bank,
510 U.S. 86, 98 (1993).
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105.
See BancOklahoma Mortg. Corp.
v. Capital Title Co., Inc.,
194 F.3d 1089 (10th Cir. 1999) (stating that McCarran-Ferguson Act bars the application of a Federal statute only if (1) the Federal statute doe…
81 FR 21181 — Amendment to and Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 86-128 for Securities Transactions Involving Employee Benefit Plans and Broker-De… ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016related by meaning
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the number of the CFR title and the number of each part
the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly
related to
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80 FR 22010 — Proposed Amendment to and Proposed Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 84-24 for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Agents and B… ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Apr 20, 2015related by meaning
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82 FR 7336 — Proposed Best Interest Contract Exemption for Insurance Intermediaries ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 19, 2017
…i-go-partner?t=diversity-market.
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62.
See
Market Synergy Preliminary Injunction Memo filed June 17, 2016, in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.
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63.
91 FR 46602 — Electronic Disclosure by Group Health Plans Under ERISA ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 23, 2026
… printing cost per notice is $0.20 ($0.05 × 4 pages = $0.20).
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88. Avalere Health,
Memo on Cost Savings Associated with Default E-Delivery for ERISA Health & Welfare Plan Disclosures
(Nov. 25, 2025),
https://www.eric.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ERISA-E-Delivery-Economic-Model-Memo_FINAL.pdf.
B…
ERISACourt RulingsAug 17, 2026
…s. Eleven prospective vendors submitted proposals,
and Royal Caribbean’s outside counsel prepared a memorandum
to evaluate each one . Although the memorandum did not list Russell among the initial top four contenders, it noted that “Russell’s
strength is their expertise in providing consulting services and investment a…
85 FR 81658 — Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 16, 2020
…of Advocacy in making this determination, as required by 5 U.S.C. 603(c) and 13 CFR 121.903(c) in a memo dated June 4, 2020.
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127.
13 CFR 121.201 (2011).
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128.
15 U.S.C. 631
et seq.
(2011).
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129.
85 FR 82798 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 18, 2020related by meaning
ired notice and comment rulemaking, citing
Am. Min. Cong.
v.
Mine Safety & Health Admin.,
995 F.2d 1106, 1112 (D.C. Cir. 1993), and
Chao
v.
Rothermel, 327 F.3d 223, 227 (3d Cir. 2003). The Department disagrees that the factors cited in these cases are satisfied. In this regard, there would be an adequate legislative ba…
81 FR 20946 — Definition of the Term “Fiduciary”; Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016related by meaning
-21(d).
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48.
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. (2000)).
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49.
Id. at section 102.
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50. Reorganization Plan, Message of the President.
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51.
See, e.g., Public Citizen
v.
Dep't of Health and Human Servs.,
332 F.3d 654, 668 (2003) (the ratif…
ERISACourt RulingsMar 23, 2001
…IQPA report, and explaining that the qualification issue had been
addressed in the KSG's engagement memo and that, pursuant to a
telephone call from a staff member of KSG, a DOL employee had
concurred in the filing of a qualified opinion. GX 4; RX B.
9. By letter dated December 10, 1999, Seitz
again referenced the Dece…
ERISACourt RulingsMay 28, 2014
… notified her team leader and they decided to reissue the Notice of Rejection,
as documented in her memo from April 11, 2012. CX 4 at 1. Accordingly, on April 25, 2012,
Ms. Olivera reissued a Notice of Rejection that replaced and sup erseded the February 24, 2012
NOR. CX 5 at 1-3; TR at 31-32. The new NOR was sent via …