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 47534 — Proposed Revision of Annual Information Return/Reports ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 21, 2016
…04-191, 110 Stat. 1936 (Aug. 21, 1996); Title I of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, Public Law 110-233, 122 Stat. 881 (May 21, 2008); the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996, Public Law 104-204, 110 Stat. 2944 (Sept. 26, 1996) and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Public Law …
81 FR 43430 — Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Catch-Up Adjustments ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 1, 2016
hed by statute or regulation other than the Prior Inflation Adjustment Act was set in 2008 and is the same as the existing maximum penalty amount.
See Final Rule, Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Aliens in the United States; Modernizing the Labor Certification Process and Enforcement, 73 FR 77,110 (Dec. 18, 20…
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
nd in its text, PTE 2020-02 has been broadly amended to encompass compensation for advice irrespective of the product recommended.
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6. ERISA section 408(a) and Code section 4975(c)(2), expressly permit the Department (through the Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978) to grant “a conditional or uncondition…
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…
86 FR 57272 — Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Oct 14, 2021
ting initiatives. IB 2008-02 stated that fiduciaries' responsibility for managing proxies includes both deciding to vote and deciding not to vote.[20] IB 2008-02 further stated that the fiduciary duties described at ERISA sections 404(a)(1)(A) and (B) require that in voting proxies the responsible fiduciary shall consi…
87 FR 73822 — Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 1, 2022
ting initiatives. IB 2008-02 stated that fiduciaries' responsibility for managing proxies includes both deciding to vote and deciding not to vote.[29] IB 2008-02 further stated that the fiduciary duties described at ERISA sections 404(a)(1)(A) and (B) require that, in voting proxies, the responsible fiduciary shall con…
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, 2016★ strong match
proposal and updated economic analysis. The first proposed amendment to the rule was withdrawn on April 20, 2015,
see80 FR 21927.
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10. Subsequent to the issuance of these regulations, Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978, 5 U.S.C. App. (2010), divided rulemaking and interpretive authority between the Secr…
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, 2024related by meaning
…ent to the Department.
G. Paperwork Reduction Act In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the Department solicited comments concerning the information collection requirements (ICRs) included in the December 12, 2012, proposed amendments to the 2006 regulations at 77 FR 74…
ERISACourt RulingsJun 26, 2013
…e referred to as “RX.”
3
See 29 C.F.R. § 18.6(b).
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8. HOE failed to respond to the January 15, 2008, and March 11, 2008, letters.
9. On October 27, 2008, EBSA issued a Notice of Rejection (“NOR”) of HOE’s annual
report for plan year 2006. The NOR informed HOE of its failure to file the IQPA
report and stated, “ YO…
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
failure to maintain the required records with respect to a given transaction or set of transactions does not affect the relief for other transactions. The Department has accepted these comments and made the requested revisions. Thus, the Department specifically clarified that “[f]ailure to maintain the required records…
85 FR 55219 — Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Sep 4, 2020
d proxy voting initiatives. IB 2008-02 stated that fiduciaries' responsibility for managing proxies includes both deciding to vote or not to vote.[16] IB 2008-02 further stated that the fiduciary duties described at ERISA sections 404(a)(1)(A) and (B) require that in voting proxies the responsible fiduciary shall consi…
82 FR 7336 — Proposed Best Interest Contract Exemption for Insurance Intermediaries ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 19, 2017
… Secure Retirement Institute.[52]
Table 1 shows the shares of FIA sales by distribution channel for 2008-2015. In 2015, approximately 63% of FIAs, $34.1 billion, were sold through the independent agent distribution channel.[53]
FIA sales through banks and broker-dealers (BDs) have been trending upward over time. In 200…
ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 21, 2022★ strong match
erim basis during which the Department invited and considered public comments on the Program. (
See 65 FR 14164, March 15, 2000)).
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8. To reflect the inclusion of the SCC into the Program, section 6 in the amended program has been renamed “VFC Program Application and Self-Correction Component Procedure…
81 FR 95879 — Interpretive Bulletin Relating to the Exercise of Shareholder Rights and Written Statements of Investment Policy, Including Proxy Voting Policies or Guidelines ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 29, 2016
…lace practices and financial and non-financial measures of corporate performance.[2] On October 17, 2008, the Department replaced IB 94-2 with Interpretive Bulletin 2008-2 codified at 29 CFR 2509.08-2.[3]
The Department's intent was to clarify and update the guidance in IB 94-2 and to reflect interpretive positions iss…
85 FR 81658 — Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 16, 2020
…age 81659)
economic interests of participants and beneficiaries to unrelated objectives. In October 2008, the Department replaced IB 94-2 with Interpretive Bulletin 2008-02 (IB 2008-02).[9]
The Department's intent was to update the guidance in IB 94-2 and to reflect interpretive positions issued by the Department after…
ERISADOL Technical ReleasesApr 1, 2026
In October 2008, the Department replaced IB 94-2 with Interpretive Bulletin 2008-02 (IB 2008-02).(4) IB 2008-02 stated that fiduciaries’ responsibility for managing proxies includes both deciding to vote and deciding not to vote.(5) It further stated that the fiduciary duties described at ERISA sections 404(a)(1)(A) an…
87 FR 45204 — Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 (the QPAM Exemption) ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 27, 2022related by meaning
…nd (d) of the exemption.
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41.
Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR 51735 (Oct. 4, 1993).
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42.
Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, 76 FR 3821 (Jan. 18, 2011).
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43.
44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) (1995).
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44.
5 U.S.C. 601
et seq.
(1980).
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75 FR 41600 — Reasonable Contract or Arrangement Under Section 408(b)(2)-Fee Disclosure ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 16, 2010
y's labor rate.
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34.
See e.g.,
Deloitte,
401(k) Benchmarking Survey 2008 Edition.
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35.
See e.g.,
Chatham Partners, Looking Beneath the Surface: Plan Sponsor Perspectives on Fee Disclosure
(2008).
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36.
See id.
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37.
See e.g.,
Hewitt,
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