ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025related by meaning
(b) (b) Publication of summary plan description and annual report to participants and beneficiaries of plan Publication of the summary plan descriptions and annual reports shall be made to participants and beneficiaries of the particular plan as follows:
90 FR 39320 — Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Aug 15, 2025
…arity of its rules and on statutory changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). PBGC's legal authority for this rulemaking comes from section 4002(b)(3) of ERISA which authorizes PBGC to issue regulations to carry out the purposes of title IV of ERISA. It also comes from section 4006 of ERIS…
83 FR 28912 — Definition of “Employer” Under Section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jun 21, 2018★ strong match
…e Department. MEWA registration requirements require plan and non-plan MEWAs to file Form M-1 under ERISA section 101(g) and 29 CFR 2520.101-2 prior to operating in a State. Further, all employee welfare benefit plans that are MEWAs subject to the Form M-1 requirements are required to file the Form 5500, regardless of …
90 FR 6894 — Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 21, 2025
…printed page 6895)
and on statutory changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Legal authority for this action comes from section 4002(b)(3) of ERISA which authorizes PBGC to issue regulations to carry out the purposes of title IV of ERISA. It also comes from section 4006 of ERISA (Premium …
PBGCCode / StatuteJan 6, 2017related by meaning
(b) (b) Requirements An election described in subsection (a) shall be effective only if—
(b)(1) (1) the plan is amended to provide that it shall not be treated as a multiemployer plan for all purposes under this chapter and the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and
(b)(2) (2) written notice of the amendment is provided to…
PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Jun 6, 2024
…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, and section 4044 of ERISA (Allocation of Assets). It also comes from section 4…
ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025related by meaning
(c)(5)(B)(i)(II) (II) has a reasonable period of time after receipt of such notice and before the beginning of the plan year to make such designation.
(c)(5)(B)(ii) (ii) Form of notice .—The requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 401(k)(12)(D) of title 26 shall apply with respect to the notices described in th…
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…
80 FR 71936 — Interpretive Bulletin Relating to State Savings Programs That Sponsor or Facilitate Plans Covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Nov 18, 2015
e as any other prototype plan provider or employer sponsor of any ERISA-covered plan, and the arrangement would be fully and equally subject to ERISA. This conclusion is supported by the Department's position regarding state governmental participation in ERISA plans in another context. Pursuant to section 4(b)(1) of ER…
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, 2016related by meaning
…emo in Supp. at 11.
B. Statutory Provisions
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et
seq. , protects assets placed in retirement plans by setting minimum standards for pension plans in
private industry. ERISA does not require an employer to establish a pension plan. It only
req…
ERISADOL Technical ReleasesApr 1, 2026
Stds. Enforcement v. Dillingham Const., N.A., 519 U.S. 316, 325 (1996); or if the existence of ERISA plans is “essential to the law’s operation”, id. Applying both tests, the Supreme Court has found that ERISA preempts statutes that forbid methods of calculating pension benefits that federal law permits, require emplo…
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…
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—
89 FR 34106 — Definition of “Employer”-Association Health Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 30, 2024
…p. 17-33.
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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 …
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…
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 …
ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025related by meaning
(b) (b) Requisite features of plan Every employee benefit plan shall—
(b)(1) (1) provide a procedure for establishing and carrying out a funding policy and method consistent with the objectives of the plan and the requirements of this subchapter,
(b)(2) (2) describe any procedure under the plan for the allocation of re…
PBGCCode / StatuteJan 6, 2017related by meaning
(a) (a) The provisions of this subchapter take effect on September 2, 1974.
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…
80 FR 72006 — Savings Arrangements Established by States for Non-Governmental Employees ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 18, 2015related by meaning
se in ERISA), which are primarily enforced through imposition of excise taxes against IRA fiduciaries by the Internal Revenue Service. 26 U.S.C. 4975. In other contexts, the Department has provided guidance to help employers determine whether their involvement in voluntary payroll deduction arrangements for sending emp…