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ERISA

American  
[uh-ris-uh] / əˈrɪs ə /

noun

  1. Employee Retirement Income Security Act.


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Shouldn’t we care that only 45% of assets in the private sector are protected by ERISA?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

If approved, the rule could impact the roughly 150 million workers and $10 trillion in assets covered under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or ERISA.

From Washington Times • Nov. 3, 2021

Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, known as ERISA, retirement plan administrators must act solely in the interest of the plan’s participants.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2021

Under ERISA, employers who self-fund insurance plans are not deemed to be insurance companies or engaged in the business of insurance, and as a result are not under the jurisdiction of state insurance laws.

From Slate • Oct. 18, 2018

Federal regulations cover such trusts and require annual reports, and because such a trust isn't a qualified plan under ERISA, it was considered a personal trust at Hutton Trust.

From Diamond Dust by Shearin, K. Kay