Section 3 2 Of Erisa

Erisa requires plans to provide participants with plan information including important information about plan features and funding.
Section 3 2 of erisa. A fiduciary shall be treated as meeting the requirements of section 3 38 b ii of the employee retirement income security act of 1974 29 u s c. See erisa 3 1 29 u s c. This letter constitutes an advisory opinion under erisa procedure 76 1 41 fed.
The employee retirement income security act of 1974 erisa pub l. 829 enacted september 2 1974 codified in part at 29 u s c. The employee retirement income security act of 1974 erisa is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans.
1002 for the different types of welfare benefit plans. Protects the interests of participants and beneficiaries in private sector employee benefit plans. In the case of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of section 407 d 5 of the act all pension plans sponsored by members of the group shall be considered to.
The final rule which became effective on october 31 2016 amended an existing rule defining employee pension benefit plans for purposes of erisa 29 cfr part 2510 2510 3 2 in order to add a safe harbor for certain state established savings arrangements. This note describes when a private investment fund such as a private equity fund will be treated as an entity holding plan. A practice note providing an overview of the department of labor regulations defining plan assets under title i of the employee retirement income security act of 1974 erisa as amended by section 3 42 of erisa enacted under the pension protection act of 2006 ppa.
18 is a federal united states tax and labor law that establishes minimum standards for pension plans in private industry. More specifically the proposed rule clarified that employer groups or associations and peos can when satisfying certain criteria constitute employers within the meaning of section 3 5 of erisa for purposes of establishing or maintaining an employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of erisa section 3 2. Employee retirement income security act of 1974 erisa 1.
1002 38 b ii as amended by subsection a relating to provision to the secretary of labor of a copy of the form referred to therein if a copy of such form or substantially similar. It contains rules on the federal income tax effects of transactions associated with employee benefit plans. Summary of the employee retirement income security act erisa introduction.