Employee Retirement Income Security Act - ERISA

Authored By: United States Department of Labor

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The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans.

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