Director, Office of Regulations and Interpretations

1210-AB88 201910 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1210 Employee Benefits Security Administration EBSA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Definition of an "Employer" Under Section 3(5) of ERISA--Association Retirement Plans and Other Multiple Employer Plans

This regulatory action would establish criteria under section 3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) for purposes of being an "employer" able to establish and maintain an employee pension benefit plan (as defined in section 3(2) of ERISA) that is a multiple employer retirement savings plan (other than a multiemployer plan defined in section 3(37) of ERISA).

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions Yes No Deregulatory 29 CFR 2510.3 29 U.S.C. 1002(2), 1002(5) and 1135 No NPRM 10/23/2018 83 FR 53534 NPRM Comment Period End 12/24/2018 Final Rule 07/31/2019 84 FR 37508 Final Rule Effective 09/30/2019 Yes Businesses Organizations None No Yes No Jeffrey Turner J. Director, Office of Regulations and Interpretations 1210 Employee Benefits Security Administration EBSA 202 693-8500 Room N5669, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-5655, Washington DC 20210