91 FR 4348 — Improving Transparency Into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 30, 2026
…ck to Citation
264.
National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions,
Pulse of the Purchasers: 2024 Survey Reports,
(2024),
https://www.nationalalliancehealth.org/wp-content/uploads/Pulse-of-the-Purchaser-Fall-2024.pdf.
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265.
U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability,
The Role of Pha…
89 FR 32260 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024related by meaning
Treasury. This clarification was in the preamble to the December 2020 grant of PTE 2020-02, and the Department is now adding it to the operative text. Although the proposed broader recordkeeping condition is consistent with other exemptions, the Department understands commenters' concerns that broader access to the doc…
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
this provision undermines the careful balance of labor relations in this country and argued that it is preempted by the National Labor Relations Act. After consideration of the comments, the Department has deleted the proposed recordkeeping requirements applicable to Section VII of PTE 86-128. However, as with PTE 202…
91 FR 46602 — Electronic Disclosure by Group Health Plans Under ERISA ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 23, 2026
…ormation on SECURE 2.0 Section 319, Effectiveness of Reporting and Disclosure Requirements
(May 22, 2024),
https://www.regulations.gov/comment/EBSA-2024-0001-0024.
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69.
SPARK Institute,
Request for Information on SECURE 2.0 Section 319, Effectiveness of Reporting and Disclosure Requirements
(May 21, …
89 FR 32302 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-24 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024★ strong match
…ing 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. 2024-08067 Filed 4-24-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-29-P
91 FR 13503 — Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary: Notice of Court Vacatur ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Mar 20, 2026★ strong match
…tment advice to a plan or its participants or beneficiaries for a fee or other compensation.[1] The 2024 Fiduciary Rule also applied to the definition of a “fiduciary” of a plan (including an individual retirement account (IRA)) under section 4975(e)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code). The 2024 Fiduciary…
91 FR 16088 — Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Mar 31, 2026
…nt resources have been expended in defense.
See, e.g., Mattson
v.
Milliman, Inc.,
No. C22-0037 TSZ, 2024 WL 3024875 (W.D. Wash. June 17, 2024) (disposing of a frivolous case, but only after a bench trial);
Falberg
v.
Goldman Sachs Grp., Inc.,
No. 19 Civ. 9910 (ER), 2022 WL 4280634 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 14, 2022),
aff'd,
No. …
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
act me if you have any questions at [Insert Telephone Number of a Person Employed by the Applicant Who Is Knowledgeable About this Matter].
Sincerely, [Insert Name and Title of Person Employed by the Applicant]
Footnotes
1.
Under Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978, 5 U.S.C. App., the authority of the Secretary of Treas…
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…
88 FR 75979 — Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023related by meaning
l to provide greater details about the evidentiary hearing and the written ineligibility notice, and, if so, what details are necessary.
Recordkeeping The Department is considering amending the recordkeeping provisions in Section IV to allow more parties to review the records necessary to determine whether the exemptio…
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
, correct footnote 66 to read “
See, e.g.,
Comment Letter #121 (HSBC North America Holdings Inc.); Comment Letter #124 (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 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 beco…
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
…d
practical framework
for
compl
iance
with
MHPAEA’s NQTL requirements
.
B
ACKGROUND On September 9, 2024, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (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 …
82 FR 56545 — 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)Nov 29, 2017related by meaning
uld have been required for the January 1, 2018 applicability date, but is based on continued adherence to the Impartial Conduct Standards.”).
See also Comment Letter #82 (Standard Insurance Company and Standard Retirement Services, Inc.) (“we ask that The Department also extend the temporary enforcement policy providin…
91 FR 9213 — Requirement To Provide Paper Statements in Certain Cases-Amendments to Electronic Disclosure Safe Harbors ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Feb 25, 2026
…r
dollar
Discount rate
(percent)
Period
covered
Annualized Monetized ($ Millions/Year)
$49.40
47.38
2024
2024
7
3
2025-2034
2025-2034
Transfers:
Quantified:
• Transfer the costs associated with paper delivery of duplicate pension benefit statements from participants to plans
Estimate
(primary)
Year
dollar
Discount ra…
88 FR 9408 — Amendment and Restatement of Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Feb 14, 2023related by meaning
of section 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…
88 FR 76004 — Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-24 ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023related by meaning
ief in connection with an exemption application, the Department will consider the application in accordance with its retroactive exemption policy.[19] The Department may require additional prospective compliance conditions as a condition of retroactive relief. The Department requests comments on the process described a…
89 FR 65779 — Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 for Transactions Determined by Independent Qualified Professional Asset Managers (the QPAM Exemption); Correction ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Aug 13, 2024
gers (the QPAM Exemption) 89 FR 23090 (April 3, 2024).
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2.
5 U.S.C. 553(b).
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3.
5 U.S.C. 553(d).
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4. The exemption was granted in accordance with procedures set forth in 29 CFR part 2570, subpart B (76 FR 66637 (October 27, 2011)). Procedures Governing the Filing and P…
89 FR 34106 — Definition of “Employer”-Association Health Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 30, 2024
…ion
107.
See
comment from The Coalition to Protect and Promote Association Health Plans (Feb. 19, 2024) last accessed at
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ebsa/laws-and-regulations/rules-and-regulations/public-comments/1210-AC16/00019.pdf.
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108.
Id.
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109.
83 FR 28912, …
85 FR 82798 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 18, 2020related by meaning
's review, the commenter's concern has been addressed.
Effective Date
The exemption is effective 60 days after its publication in the
Federal Register . This responds to several commenters who urged the Department to make the exemption available promptly. Some commenters requested that the exemption be effective immedi…
82 FR 41365 — Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in … ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Aug 31, 2017related by meaning
… time the Department intended to complete the examination and analysis directed by the Presidential Memorandum. Request for Information
On July 6, 2017, the Department published in the
Federal Register
a Request for Information (RFI). 82 FR 31278. The purpose of the RFI was to augment some of the public commentary and …