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  1. 88 FR 56563 — Valuation Assumptions and Methods
    PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Aug 18, 2023
    …r this action comes from section 4002(b)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which authorizes the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to issue regulations to carry out the purposes of title IV of ERISA; section 4044 of ERISA (Allocation of Assets); section 4010 of ERISA (Authority…
  2. ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025related by meaning
    (a) (a) Requisite bonding of plan officials Every fiduciary of an employee benefit plan and every person who handles funds or other property of such a plan (hereafter in this section referred to as "plan official") shall be bonded as provided in this section; except that—
  3. 91 FR 4348 — Improving Transparency Into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure
    ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 30, 2026
    cy or instrumentality of any of the foregoing.” ERISA section 3(32); 29 U.S.C. 1002(32). Back to Citation 102.  29 U.S.C. 1191b. Back to Citation 103.  See Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2021-03, Q&A 3 (“ERISA section 733(c)(2) provides that certain benefits are not subject to certain requirements of Part 7 of ERISA if …
  4. 97 T.C. 385; 97 T.C. No. 27 — Zabolotny v. Commissioner
    IRCCourt RulingsSep 30, 1991
    … plain language of the statute does not support petitioners’ interpretation of section 407(d)(2) of ERISA. Section 407(d)(2) of ERISA provides that employer real property is property leased to an employer of employees covered by the plan. ERISA sec. 407(d)(2). Here, only the surface rights were leaséd to Farms, Inc., a…
  5. DOL Info. Ltr. 12-04-2018 — Guidance as to whether state civil laws which prohibit an employer’s implementation of an automatic enrollment arrangement in connection with a disability bene…
    ERISADOL Information Letters
    …butions to the plan, unless the employee affirmatively elects not to participate. Section 514(a) of ERISA, subject to certain exceptions, states that Title I of ERISA preempts state laws insofar as they “relate to” any ERISA-covered employee benefit plan. The U.S. Supreme Court has said that a state law has a prohibite…
  6. 89 FR 34106 — Definition of “Employer”-Association Health Plans
    ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 30, 2024
    …p. 17-33. Back to Citation 44.  A “MEWA” is a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” as defined in ERISA section 3(40). A MEWA can be a single ERISA-covered plan (“plan MEWA”), or an arrangement comprised of multiple ERISA-covered plans, each sponsored by unrelated employer members that participate in the arrangement …
  7. 88 FR 76660 — Technical Amendments: Special Financial Assistance Withdrawal Liability Condition; SECURE 2.0 Act; and Other Updates
    PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Nov 7, 2023
    …is rulemaking comes from section 4002(b)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which authorizes PBGC to issue regulations to carry out the purposes of title IV of ERISA, and section 4262 of ERISA (Special Financial Assistance by the Corporation), which permits PBGC, in consultation with the…
  8. 84 FR 53084 — Administrative Review of Agency Decisions
    PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Oct 4, 2019
    ERISA has not been met, (ii) A determination that the requirements for demonstrating distress under section 4041(c)(2)(B) of ERISA have not been met, (iii) A determination with respect to the sufficiency of plan assets for benefit liabilities or for guaranteed benefits, and (iv) A determination with respect to a plan …
  9. 81 FR 21002 — Best Interest Contract Exemption
    ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016
    …by applicable law. Additionally, although the policies and procedure requirement applies equally to ERISA plans, the final exemption does not require Financial Institutions to make a warranty with respect to ERISA plans, just as it does not require the execution of a contract with respect to ERISA plans. For these plan…
  10. ERISACode / StatuteJan 7, 2011related by meaning
    (b) (b) Any person that violates section 1149 of this title shall upon conviction be imprisoned not more than 10 years or fined under title 18, or both.
  11. 75 FR 5410 — Interim Final Rules Under the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
    IRCFinal Rules (FR)Feb 2, 2010
    …omments concerning an ICR pertaining to the claims denial notice, because the Department of Labor's ERISA claims procedure regulation (29 CFR 2560.503-1) requires (among other things) ERISA-covered group health plans to provide such disclosures automatically to participants and beneficiaries free of charge. Although no…
  12. DOL Info. Ltr. 09-07-2022 — Information letter discussing the SECURE Act amendments to ERISA relating to the bonding requirements under ERISA section 412 that apply to pooled employer pla…
    ERISADOL Information Letters
    …ing the bonding requirements under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) applicable to a pooled employer plan (PEP). You asked about the application of ERISA’s bonding requirements to employees of employers participating in a PEP who assist in collecting and transmitting participant co…
  13. TR 2026-02 — Technical Release 2026-02
    ERISADOL Technical ReleasesJun 17, 2026related by meaning
    …e whole law, and to its object and policy” in deciding what type of benefit programs are covered by ERISA). ↩ See FAB 2004-01 (April 7, 2004) and FAB 2006-02 (October 27, 2006) which came to similar conclusions regarding employers’ involvement with Health Savings Accounts. ↩ 29 C.F.R. 2510.3-2(d)(1)(iii). ↩ See Interpr…
  14. 29 C.F.R. § 4001.2(3) — Definitions.
    PBGCRegulationsJul 8, 2024
    ) that is not a multiemployer plan (as defined in section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) and that is covered by title IV of ERISA. Standard termination means the voluntary termination, in accordance with section 4041(b) of ERISA and part 4041, subpart B, of this chapter, of a single-employer plan that is able to provide for all …
  15. 29 C.F.R. § 4041A.2 — Definitions.
    PBGCRegulationsJul 1, 2010
    The following terms are defined in § 4001.1 of this chapter: annuity, ERISA, insurer, IRS, mass withdrawal, multiemployer plan, nonforfeitable benefit, PBGC, plan, and plan year. In addition, for purposes of this part: Available resources means, for a plan year, available resources as described in section 4245(b)(3) of…
  16. 89 FR 32260 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02
    ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024related by meaning
    …number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) provides, in relevant part, that a person is a fiduciary with respect to a plan to the extent they render investment advice for a fee or other compensation, direct or indirect, with respect to any moneys or other …
  17. 78 FR 13797 — Ex Parte Cease and Desist and Summary Seizure Orders-Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements
    ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Mar 1, 2013
    Paragraph (b) contains key definitions. ERISA section 521 applies the Secretary's cease and desist and seizure order authority to MEWAs, as defined under section 3(40) of ERISA, 29 U.S.C. 1002(40). As stated in the proposed regulations, Congress did not limit the Secretary's authority to issue orders to MEWAs that are …
  18. 85 FR 10279 — Administrative Review of Agency Decisions
    PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Feb 24, 2020
    ERISA have not been met; (iii) A determination with respect to the sufficiency of plan assets for benefit liabilities or for guaranteed benefits; and (iv) A determination with respect to a plan terminating under section 4041(b) of ERISA or with respect to the distribution of residual assets under section 4044(d) of ER…
  19. 88 T.C. 1474; 88 T.C. No. 83 — Leib v. Commissioner
    IRCCourt RulingsJun 16, 1987related by meaning
    …years, and all Rule references are to the Rules of Practice and Procedure of this Court. Title I of ERISA sets forth guidelines and standards governing the establishment and operation of pension plans and also establishes general standards of conduct for plan fiduciaries. See generally ERISA sec. 2 et seq., 88 Stat. 83…
  20. 83 FR 28912 — Definition of “Employer” Under Section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans
    ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jun 21, 2018
    …ent with the Department's longtime recognition that working owners should be able to participate in ERISA-covered plans. See Advisory Opinion 99-04A (various ERISA and Code provisions “reveal a clear Congressional design to include `working owners' within the definition of `participant' for purposes of Title I of ERISA…