The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 establishes minimum standards for retirement, health, and other welfare benefit plans, including life insurance, disability insurance, and apprenticeship plans.
ERISA’s extensive rules address the federal income tax effects of transactions associated with employee benefit plans, with mandates that qualified plans must follow to ensure that plan fiduciaries do not misuse plan assets. ERISA has been amended repeatedly since being signed into law. It is essential that company’s who sponsor these types of plans are up to date on the most current regulations.
