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29 CFR 2520.104-24 - Exemption for welfare plans for certain selected employees.

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§ 2520.104-24
Exemption for welfare plans for certain selected employees.
(a) Purpose and scope. (1) This section, under the authority of section 104(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, exempts unfunded or insured welfare plans maintained by an employer for the purpose of providing benefits for a select group of management or highly compensated employees from the reporting and disclosure provisions of part 1 of title I of the Act, except for the requirement to provide plan documents to the Secretary of Labor upon request under section 104(a)(1) of the Act.
(2) Under section 104(a)(3) of the Act, the Secretary is authorized to exempt by regulation any welfare benefit plan from all or part of the reporting and disclosure requirements of title I of the Act.
(b) Exemption. Under the authority of section 104(a)(3) of the Act, each employee welfare benefit plan described in paragraph (c) of this section is exempted from the reporting and disclosure provisions of part 1 of title I of the Act, except for providing plan documents to the Secretary of Labor upon request as required by section 104(a)(6).
(c) Application. This exemption is available only to employee welfare benefit plans:
(1) Which are maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing benefits for a select group of management or highly compensated employees, and
(2) For which benefits (i) are paid as needed solely from the general assets of the employer, (ii) are provided exclusively through insurance contracts or policies, the premiums for which are paid directly by the employer from its general assets, issued by an insurance company or similar organization which is qualified to do business in any State, or (iii) both.
[40 FR 34533, Aug. 15, 1975, as amended at 67 FR 776, Jan. 7, 2002]

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  • 2013-03-01; vol. 78 # 41 - Friday, March 1, 2013
    1. 78 FR 13781 - Filings Required of Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements and Certain Other Related Entities
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      DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Employee Benefits Security Administration
      Final rules.
      Effective date. These final rules are effective on April 1, 2013. Applicability dates: These final rules pertaining to Form M-1 filings generally apply for all filing events beginning on or after July 1, 2013, except that in the case of the 2012 Form M-1 annual report, the deadline is now May 1, 2013 with an extension until July 1, 2013 available. The rules pertaining to Form 5500 annual reporting will be applicable for all Form 5500 Annual Return/Report filings beginning with the 2013 Form 5500.
      29 CFR Part 2520

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United States Code
USC: Title 26a

§ 401 note

U.S.C. : Title 29 - LABOR

§ 1003 - Coverage

§ 1021 - Duty of disclosure and reporting

§ 1022 - Summary plan description

§ 1023 - Annual reports

§ 1024 - Filing with Secretary and furnishing information to participants and certain employers

§ 1025 - Reporting of participant’s benefit rights

§ 1027 - Retention of records

§ 1029 - Forms

§ 1030 - Alternative methods of compliance

§ 1031 - Repeal and effective date

§ 1059 - Recordkeeping and reporting requirements

§ 1132 - Civil enforcement

§ 1134 - Investigative authority

§ 1135 - Regulations

§ 1181 - Increased portability through limitation on preexisting condition exclusions

§ 1181 note - Increased portability through limitation on preexisting condition exclusions

§ 1182 - Prohibiting discrimination against individual participants and beneficiaries based on health status

§ 1183 - Guaranteed renewability in multiemployer plans and multiple employer welfare arrangements

§ 1185 - Standards relating to benefits for mothers and newborns

§ 1185a - Parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits

§ 1185b - Required coverage for reconstructive surgery following mastectomies

§ 1191 - Preemption; State flexibility; construction

§ 1191a - Special rules relating to group health plans

§ 1191b - Definitions

§ 1191c - Regulations

Title 29 published on 2012-07-01

The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 29 CFR 2520 after this date.

  • 2013-03-01; vol. 78 # 41 - Friday, March 1, 2013
    1. 78 FR 13781 - Filings Required of Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements and Certain Other Related Entities
      GPO FDSys XML | Text
      DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Employee Benefits Security Administration
      Final rules.
      Effective date. These final rules are effective on April 1, 2013. Applicability dates: These final rules pertaining to Form M-1 filings generally apply for all filing events beginning on or after July 1, 2013, except that in the case of the 2012 Form M-1 annual report, the deadline is now May 1, 2013 with an extension until July 1, 2013 available. The rules pertaining to Form 5500 annual reporting will be applicable for all Form 5500 Annual Return/Report filings beginning with the 2013 Form 5500.
      29 CFR Part 2520