Notice 2024-73 — Additional Guidance with Respect to Long-Term, Part-Time Employees, Including Guidance Regarding Application of Section 403(b)(12) to Long-Term, Part-Time Empl… IRCNoticesOct 21, 2024
o the eligibility rules for ERISA LTPT employees under section 202(c) of ERISA apply to a section 403(b) plan that is not subject to title I of ERISA? A-1: No. Although section 125(a)(2)(B)(i) of the SECURE 2.0 Act provides a conforming amendment to section 403(b)(12)(A) of the Code that references section 202(c) of ER…
84 FR 37508 — Definition of “Employer” Under Section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Retirement Plans and Other Multiple-Employer Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 31, 2019★ strong match
dividual employers would not each have had to act as plan administrators under ERISA section 3(16) or as named fiduciaries under section 402 of ERISA. The Proposed Rule provided that an employer group or association or PEO could act as the “employer” sponsoring the plan within the meaning of section 3(5) of ERISA. This…
81 FR 43430 — Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Catch-Up Adjustments ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 1, 2016
…critical status under § 305(b)(3)(C) treated as failure to file annual report. 29 U.S.C. 1132(c)(4)/ERISA § 502(c)(4)
Up to a $1000 per day for each:
• Failure to notify participants under ERISA § 101(j) of certain benefit restrictions and/or limitations arising under Internal Revenue Code section 436;
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ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2017related by meaning
(a) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this part shall apply in the case of plan years beginning after September 2, 1974.
PBGCCode / StatuteJan 6, 2017related by meaning
(a) (a) The provisions of this subchapter take effect on September 2, 1974.
83 FR 53534 — Definition of “Employer” Under Section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Retirement Plans and Other Multiple-Employer Plans ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Oct 23, 2018★ strong match
…should be addressed further as part of any final rule.
C. Legal Background
1. Statutory Definitions ERISA section 4 governs the reach of ERISA and, accordingly, of the Department's authority over benefit plans. ERISA applies not to every benefit plan but only to an “employee benefit plan” sponsored “by any employer.” E…
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…
IRCCourt RulingsJun 4, 1984related by meaning
recognition that various provisions of ERISA were enacted in large part to replace the plan disqualification sanction with other pecuniary sanctions. In ERISA, Congress reacted to perceived abuses in the administration of employee benefit plans by establishing new and stricter standards of fiduciary responsibility, by…
90 FR 28004 — Removal of Interpretive Bulletins Relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 1, 2025related by meaning
…TARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Discussion The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a comprehensive Federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established employee benefit plans in private industry. Title I of ERISA protects the interests of participants and their beneficiari…
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…
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…
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 …
ERISACode / StatuteJan 8, 2008related by meaning
(b) (b) Omitted.
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…
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…
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…
PBGCCode / StatuteJan 24, 2020related by meaning
(d)(3) (3) Pension stabilization disregarded For purposes of this section, the segment rates used in determining the funding target and funding target attainment percentage shall be determined by not taking into account any adjustment under section 1083(h)(2)(C)(iv) 1 of this title.
ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025related by meaning
(a)(3) (3) the participant terminates his service with the employer.
ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025related by meaning
(2) (2) no bond shall be required of any entity which is registered as a broker or a dealer under section 78o(b) of title 15 if the broker or dealer is subject to the fidelity bond requirements of a self-regulatory organization (within the meaning of section 78c(a)(26) of title 15).1
IRCCourt RulingsJan 27, 1998related by meaning
…ve occurred or
in those circumstances where the Department of Labor has not undertaken a response."
ERISA was enacted in 1974, setting up an administrative
system for employee benefit plans. ERISA section 2(b), 88 Stat.
829, 833, provides that
the policy of this Act [is] to protect interstate
commerce and the interests…