Labor Dept Scrubs Old ERISA Bulletins for Clarity
Published Date: 7/1/2025
Rule
Summary
The Department of Labor is cleaning house by removing old rules about employee retirement plans that are no longer needed. This change helps plan sponsors and workers by cutting confusion and making things simpler, with no extra costs or deadlines to worry about. It’s all part of a bigger effort to make life easier by cutting unnecessary government red tape.
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Obsolete ERISA Bulletins Removed
If you are a plan sponsor, fiduciary, or an employee covered by an employer-sponsored benefit plan, the Department of Labor is removing certain interpretive bulletins under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that were published shortly after ERISA's 1974 enactment. The removal is prospective and, according to the DOL, is intended to reduce confusion and eliminate the burden of determining whether those old bulletins still apply; the agency says there are no new costs or deadlines associated with this action.
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