The Employee Retirement Income Security Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1974 that establishes minimum standards for most voluntarily established private sector pension and health benefit plans. It requires plan administrators to provide participants with information about plan features and funding, establishes fiduciary responsibilities for those who manage and control plan assets, and created the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to insure certain private defined benefit pension plans. The Act does not require employers to establish retirement plans, but it sets detailed rules governing plans that employers choose to offer.
Facts
EraSourced to the subject's own account Promulgated BySourced to the subject's own accountUnited States Congress. 1 Jurisdiction ScopeSourced to the subject's own accountUnited States federal law; governs private-industry pension and employee benefit plans nationwide. 1 Regulatory DomainSourced to the subject's own accountMinimum standards for private pension plans, fiduciary conduct, and employee benefit plan disclosure. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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United States federal statute, within the common law tradition.
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1. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (Wikipedia)
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The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a U.S. federal tax and labor law that establishes minimum standards for pension plans in private industry. It contains rules on the federal income tax effects of transactions associated with employee benefit plans. ERISA was enacted to protect the interests of employee benefit plan participants and their beneficiaries by:Requiring the disclosure of financial and other information concerning the plan to beneficiaries;
Establishing standards of conduct for plan fiduciaries;
Providing for appropriate remedies and access to the federal courts.
1. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead paragraph (promulgated-by)Quote, Lead paragraph (promulgated-by)
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a U.S. federal tax and labor law that establishes minimum standards for pension plans in private industry. It contains rules on the federal income tax effects of transactions associated with employee benefit plans. ERISA was enacted to protect the interests of employee benefit plan participants and their beneficiaries by:Requiring the disclosure of financial and other information concerning the plan to beneficiaries;
Establishing standards of conduct for plan fiduciaries;
Providing for appropriate remedies and access to the federal courts.
1. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead paragraph (jurisdiction-scope)Quote, Lead paragraph (jurisdiction-scope)
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a U.S. federal tax and labor law that establishes minimum standards for pension plans in private industry. It contains rules on the federal income tax effects of transactions associated with employee benefit plans. ERISA was enacted to protect the interests of employee benefit plan participants and their beneficiaries by:Requiring the disclosure of financial and other information concerning the plan to beneficiaries;
Establishing standards of conduct for plan fiduciaries;
Providing for appropriate remedies and access to the federal courts.
1. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead paragraph (regulatory-domain)Quote, Lead paragraph (regulatory-domain)
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a U.S. federal tax and labor law that establishes minimum standards for pension plans in private industry. It contains rules on the federal income tax effects of transactions associated with employee benefit plans. ERISA was enacted to protect the interests of employee benefit plan participants and their beneficiaries by:Requiring the disclosure of financial and other information concerning the plan to beneficiaries;
Establishing standards of conduct for plan fiduciaries;
Providing for appropriate remedies and access to the federal courts.
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Rene David and John E.C. Brierley, Stevens and Sons, 1985In Legal System: Law of the United States
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