The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has proposed a rule to implement the annual funding notice requirement under section 101(f) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Prior to implementation of the Pension Protection Act, only multi-employer plans were required to disclose any funding information.
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Almost 30,000 plans covering 44 million participants and beneficiaries are subject to these disclosure requirements.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register November 18, 2010.