Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974: Difference between revisions

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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 United States federal law which establishes minimum standards for pension plans in private industry and provides for extensive 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:
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 United States federal law which establishes minimum standards for pension plans in private industry and provides for extensive 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: