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Federal rules on employee benefit plans: 52 since January 2024

35 final rules and 17 proposed rules since January 11, 2024, 19 of them marked significant. Most come from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (20), Employee Benefits Security Administration (13), Health and Human Services Department (9), Securities and Exchange Commission (3).

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DocumentAgencyTypePublished
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2026-21019
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleOct 14
Transparency in Coverage
2026-20447 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleOct 6
Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations; Correction
2026-17622 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleAug 28
Electronic Disclosure by Group Health Plans Under ERISA
2026-14917 · significant
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationProposed ruleJul 23
Improvements to Rules on Recoupment of Benefit Overpayments
2026-13639
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationProposed ruleJul 6
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2026-13124
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleJun 30
Technical Amendments: Special Financial Assistance
2026-12100
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationProposed ruleJun 16
Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations
2026-11140 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleJun 4
Registered Offering Reform
2026-10373 · significant
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleMay 26
Excepted Fertility Benefits
2026-09479
Health and Human Services DepartmentProposed ruleMay 13
Semiannual Reporting
2026-09095
Securities and Exchange CommissionProposed ruleMay 7
Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
2026-07959 · significant
Wage and Hour DivisionProposed ruleApr 23
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2026-06556
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleApr 3
Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives
2026-06178
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationProposed ruleMar 31
Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary: Notice of Court Vacatur
2026-05492 · significant
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationFinal ruleMar 20
Employee or Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
2026-03962 · significant
Wage and Hour DivisionProposed ruleFeb 27
Requirement To Provide Paper Statements in Certain Cases-Amendments to Electronic Disclosure Safe Harbors
2026-03723 · significant
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationProposed ruleFeb 25
Improving Transparency Into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure
2026-01907 · significant
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationProposed ruleJan 30
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2026-00909
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleJan 20
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Valuation of Benefits and Assets; Expected Retirement Age; Missing Participants Mortality Assumption
2025-23799
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleDec 23, 2025
Transparency in Coverage
2025-23693 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentProposed ruleDec 23, 2025
Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements; Correction
2025-18752
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleSep 26, 2025
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2025-18461
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleSep 24, 2025
Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements
2025-15610
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleAug 15, 2025
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2025-12319
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleJul 2, 2025
Removal of Definition of “Plan Assets”-Insurance Company General Accounts
2025-11650
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationFinal ruleJul 1, 2025
Selection of Annuity Providers-Safe Harbor for Individual Account Plans
2025-11615
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationFinal ruleJul 1, 2025
Removal of Interpretive Bulletins Relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
2025-11613
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationFinal ruleJul 1, 2025
Method of Correcting Errors Involving Retired Lifecycle Funds
2025-11471
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment BoardFinal ruleJun 23, 2025
Method of Correcting Errors Involving Retired Lifecycle Funds
2025-07977
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment BoardProposed ruleMay 8, 2025
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2025-05531
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleApr 3, 2025
Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements
2025-00726
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationProposed ruleJan 21, 2025
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2025
2024-31602 · significant
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationFinal ruleJan 10, 2025
HIPAA Security Rule To Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information
2024-30983 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentProposed ruleJan 6, 2025
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2024-30459
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleDec 23, 2024
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Valuation of Benefits and Assets; Expected Retirement Age; Missing Participants Mortality Assumption
2024-29105
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleDec 20, 2024
ALP Express Pilot to Permanent Status
2024-29706
Small Business AdministrationFinal ruleDec 18, 2024
Enhancing Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act
2024-24675
Health and Human Services DepartmentProposed ruleOct 28, 2024
Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
2024-20612
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleSep 23, 2024
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2024-21359
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleSep 19, 2024
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2024-14401
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleJul 1, 2024
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2024-13047
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleJun 14, 2024
Valuation Assumptions and Methods
2024-11819
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleJun 6, 2024
Abandoned Plan Regulations
2024-09029 · significant
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationFinal ruleMay 17, 2024
Definition of “Employer”-Association Health Plans
2024-08985 · significant
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationFinal ruleApr 30, 2024
Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary
2024-08065
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationFinal ruleApr 25, 2024
Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage
2024-06551 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleApr 3, 2024
Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits
2024-05249
Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationFinal ruleMar 13, 2024
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies, and Projections
2024-01853
Securities and Exchange CommissionFinal ruleFeb 26, 2024
Automatic Portability Transaction Regulations
2024-01208 · significant
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationProposed ruleJan 29, 2024
Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications
2024-00586 · significant
Employee Benefits Security AdministrationFinal ruleJan 24, 2024
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2024
2024-00253 · significant
Mine Safety and Health AdministrationFinal ruleJan 11, 2024

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