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The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) (Pub. L. 93–406, 88 Stat. 829, enacted September 2, 1974, codified in part at 29 U.S.C. ch. 18) is a U.S. federal tax and labor law that establishes minimum standards for pension plans in private industry.
“ERISA reimbursement” claims began arising in the late 1980s and have been resisted by some federal courts. [5] According to industry statistics, ERISA plans and related insurers are collecting close to $1 billion per year through the seizure of tort recoveries or other contractual payments received by insured personal injury victims. [6]
In the United States, a self-funded health plan is generally established by an employer as its own legal entity, similar to a trust.The health plan has its own assets, which, under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), must be segregated from the employer's general assets.
COBRA includes amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The law deals with a great variety of subjects, such as tobacco price supports, railroads, private pension plans, emergency department treatment, disability insurance, and the postal service, but it is perhaps best known for Title X, which amends the ...
The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor responsible for administering, regulating and enforcing the provisions of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
This category is for articles related to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA, a United States federal law. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a United States federally chartered corporation created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to encourage the continuation and maintenance of voluntary private defined benefit pension plans, provide timely and uninterrupted payment of pension benefits, and keep pension insurance premiums at the lowest level necessary ...
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code provide that most retirement plans contain anti-alienation provisions related to the benefits held by these trusts. The anti-alienation provisions require these trusts to prohibit the alienation or assignment of pension benefits to anyone other than the affected ...