BG5150 Posted March 26 Posted March 26 Where can I get a copy of the current ERISA, updated currently? I'd like to do some research on something and I want to use the primary source. And NOT the 1974 version, lol QKA, QPA, CPC, ERPATwo wrongs don't make a right, but three rights make a left.
Paul I Posted March 26 Posted March 26 See if this meets your need: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-896/pdf/COMPS-896.pdf
Lois Baker Posted March 26 Posted March 26 Might find something useful here as well: https://benefitslink.com/research.html
Bri Posted March 27 Posted March 27 Go figure. According to my old boss, an angry participant could just pick up the phone and call ERISA, especially to rat out a bad employer. 😳
Paul I Posted March 27 Posted March 27 For the record, there are babies born in the US who are named: Erisa https://www.momjunction.com/baby-names/erisa/#origin-meaning-and-history-of-erisa About 6 or 7 babies per million babies born each year in the US are named Erisa! Apparently none of them were named in honor of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
Tom Veal Posted March 27 Posted March 27 Eris was the Greek goddess of discord who inspired the Trojan War. Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute has the complete U.S. Code, including ERISA. The only drawback is that it uses the Code section numbers rather than ERISA's. Tom Veal ERISA Cavalry PLLC www.ERISACavalry.com
Lois Baker Posted March 27 Posted March 27 4 minutes ago, Tom Veal said: Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute has the complete U.S. Code, including ERISA. The only drawback is that it uses the Code section numbers rather than ERISA's. Cross-reference between ERISA and the U.S. Code can be found here.
david rigby Posted March 28 Posted March 28 Back in the day (ie, just after ERISA was passed; yes, I'm that old), the common joke was Every Ridiculous Idea Since Adam. I'm a retirement actuary. Nothing about my comments is intended or should be construed as investment, tax, legal or accounting advice. Occasionally, but not all the time, it might be reasonable to interpret my comments as actuarial or consulting advice.
Lois Baker Posted March 28 Posted March 28 When I started into practice (shortly after TRA '86 was passed), senior ERISA partner who was about to retire gifted me his copy of the original CCH volume on ERISA -- complete with all of his handwritten annotations. A small part of me still thinks it belongs in some arcane museum somewhere. MR64 and David Schultz 2
Kirk Vaughn Posted March 31 Posted March 31 @Bri your boss probably meant EBSA, not ERISA. EBSA = Employee Benefits Security Administration (part of the DOL) ERISA = Employee Retirement Income Security Act This is oversimplified, but generally, EBSA enforces ERISA / parts of retirement law contained in 29 USC, and there is a way to report plan officials that misbehave.
Bri Posted March 31 Posted March 31 No, my boss was sharing a laugh with me at idiot participants that get their TPA's phone number and next threaten to "call ERISA" if they don't get what they want!
Paul I Posted March 31 Posted March 31 It is likely @Bri 's boss was making the comment long before the EBSA started to be used. The name of the group at the time ERISA was enacted was the "Pension and Welfare Benefits Program". In January 1986, the group became the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration and used the acronym PWBA. It was February 2003 when the group became the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA). Did someone just whisper "OK Boomer"? Bri 1
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