The Department of Labor is rescinding what it says are outdated regulations and guidance documents on employee benefit plans ...

For that, you can thank the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), which turns 50 this fall. Likewise, if you’re fortunate enough to have a traditional pension, ERISA protects your ...

This was the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, which added bankruptcy-related protections for private-sector pension programs and eventually led to the creation of workplace 401(k ...

When President Gerald Ford signed the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, it marked a revolutionary overhaul of employer-sponsored retirement plans. Before ERISA, employers and unions ...

The genesis of ERISA. The decades before the enactment of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) in 1974 were not a blank slate. U.S. tax law already provided favorable tax treatment ...

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act safeguards the financial future of many Americans saving for retirement. ERISA was signed into law by President Gerald Ford on Sept. 2, 1974 and today ...

This was the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, which added bankruptcy-related protections for private-sector pension programs and eventually led to the creation of workplace 401(k ...

In 1974, Congress transformed the American retirement system. By a unanimous vote in the Senate and a margin of 407-2 in the House, it passed the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

The 2006 act expanded on the protections provided by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which requires plans to keep their participants informed and makes it harder for ...

When the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 was signed into law 50 years ago this week, it provided much needed protections for American workers and established trust in the nation ...

50 Years of the U.S. Retirement System: Key Steps Forward. September 2nd marks the 50th anniversary of ERISA—the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

Employee Retirement Income Security Act Turns 50: Protecting Your Plans. ERISA, which turns 50 this year, safeguards pensions and 401(k) ... leading to the enactment of ERISA in 1974.