Title 29, LaborRelease 119-102

§1452 Penalty for Failure to Provide Notice

Title 29 › CHAPTER 18 — EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER III — PLAN TERMINATION INSURANCE › Subtitle E — Special Provisions for Multiemployer Plans › part 6 — enforcement › § 1452

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a person fails, without a good reason, to give a notice required under this subtitle or its rules, they must pay the corporation up to $100 for each day the failure continues. The corporation can sue that person in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia or in any federal district court where the plan’s assets are, the plan is run, or where the person lives or does business. The person can be served with court papers in any district where they live, work, or can be found.

Full Legal Text

Title 29, §1452

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Any person who fails, without reasonable cause, to provide a notice required under this subtitle or any implementing regulations shall be liable to the corporation in an amount up to $100 for each day for which such failure continues. The corporation may bring a civil action against any such person in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or in any district court of the United States within the jurisdiction of which the plan assets are located, the plan is administered, or a defendant resides or does business, and process may be served in any district where a defendant resides, does business, or may be found.

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Citation

29 U.S.C. § 1452

Title 29, Labor

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102