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  1. 80 FR 72006 — Savings Arrangements Established by States for Non-Governmental Employees
    ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 18, 2015★ strong match
    …(S.B. 1234) (West); Oregon 2015 Session Laws, Ch. 557 (H.B. 2960) (June 2015). Back to Citation 5.  ERISA includes several express exemptions in section 4(b) from coverage under Title I, for example, for pension plans established or maintained by governmental entities or churches for their employees, certain foreign pl…
  2. ERISA § 702(c)(4)(D) (29 U.S.C. § 1182) — Prohibiting discrimination against individual participants and beneficiaries based on health status
    ERISACode / StatuteJan 5, 2009related by meaning
    (c)(4)(D) (D) The plan or issuer notifies the Secretary in writing that the plan or issuer is conducting activities pursuant to the exception provided for under this paragraph, including a description of the activities conducted. (c)(4)(E) (E) The plan or issuer complies with such other conditions as the Secretary may …
  3. 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 …
  4. 81 FR 59464 — Savings Arrangements Established by States for Non-Governmental Employees
    ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Aug 30, 2016related by meaning
    …., 463 U.S. 85, 96-97 (1983) (footnote omitted). In various decisions, the Court has concluded that ERISA preempts state laws that: (1) mandate employee benefit structures or their administration; (2) provide alternative enforcement mechanisms; or (3) bind employers or plan fiduciaries to particular choices or preclude…
  5. 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…
  6. ERISA § 4050(e) (29 U.S.C. § 1350) — Missing participants
    PBGCCode / StatuteJan 6, 2017related by meaning
    (e) (e) Regulatory authority The corporation shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including rules relating to what will be considered a diligent search, the amount payable to the corporation, and the amount to be paid by the corporation.
  7. 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 …
  8. ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2017related by meaning
    (a) (a) Scope of coverage This part shall apply to any employee benefit plan described in section 1003(a) of this title (and not exempted under section 1003(b) of this title), other than— (a)(1) (1) a plan which is unfunded and is maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation fo…
  9. 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…
  10. 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…
  11. 86 FR 1256 — Methods for Computing Withdrawal Liability, Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014
    PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Jan 8, 2021
    … this action is based on 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; section 305(g) [1] of ERISA, which provides the statutory requirements for changes to withdrawal liability; section 4001 …
  12. ERISA § 4042(c) (29 U.S.C. § 1342) — Institution of termination proceedings by the corporation
    PBGCCode / StatuteJan 6, 2025related by meaning
    (c) (c) Adjudication that plan must be terminated
  13. 81 FR 36229 — Mergers and Transfers Between Multiemployer Plans
    PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jun 6, 2016
    … the transaction. Endangered status has the same meaning as the term has under section 305(b)(1) of ERISA and section 432(b)(1) of the Code, and includes “seriously endangered status” as described in section 305(b)(1) of ERISA and section 432(b)(1) of the Code. Facilitated merger means a merger of two or more multiempl…
  14. ERISA § 408(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. § 1108) — Exemptions from prohibited transactions
    ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025related by meaning
    (a)(1) (1) administratively feasible, (a)(2) (2) in the interests of the plan and of its participants and beneficiaries, and (a)(3) (3) protective of the rights of participants and beneficiaries of such plan.
  15. 86 FR 73976 — Revision of Annual Information Return/Reports
    ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 29, 2021★ strong match
    …an, are matters that generally are subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of Title I of ERISA”.); Information Letter to Diana Ceresi (Feb. 2, 1998) (“when the selection of a health care provider involves the disposition of employee benefit plan assets, such selection is an exercise of authority or control w…
  16. 85 FR 55219 — Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights
    ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Sep 4, 2020★ strong match
    xy voting policy are consistent with Title I of ERISA and this section before deciding to retain the investment manager. * * * * * (g) Effective date. This section shall be effective on [30 days after date of publication of final rule]. (h) Severability. Should a court of competent jurisdiction hold any provision(s) of…
  17. 84 FR 2075 — Methods for Computing Withdrawal Liability, Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014
    PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Feb 6, 2019
    ent Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which authorizes PBGC to issue regulations to carry out the purposes of title IV of ERISA; section 305(g) [1] of ERISA, which provides the statutory requirements for changes to withdrawal liability; section 4001 of ERISA (Definitions); section 4204 of ERISA (Sale of Assets); sec…
  18. ERISA § 206(a)(3) (29 U.S.C. § 1056) — Form and payment of benefits
    ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025related by meaning
    (a)(3) (3) the participant terminates his service with the employer.
  19. 76 FR 76222 — Filings Required of Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements and Certain Other Related Entities
    ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Dec 6, 2011
    …e Act provision to MEWAs and ECEs alike. Paragraph (a) of the proposal sets forth section 101(g) of ERISA that directs MEWAs that provide benefits consisting of medical care (within the meaning of section 733(a)(2) of ERISA) to register with the Secretary prior to operating in a State, and to report annually regarding …
  20. ERISA § 4223(h) (29 U.S.C. § 1403) — Withdrawal liability payment fund
    PBGCCode / StatuteJan 6, 2025related by meaning
    (h) (h) Purchase of insurance by employer Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the purchase of insurance by an employer from any other person, to limit the circumstances under which such insurance would be payable, or to limit in any way the terms and conditions of such insurance.