ERISA
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ERISA is a U.S. federal law that sets minimum standards and protections for most voluntarily established retirement and health benefit plans in private industry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ERISA canonical | 4 |
| Title I – Protection of Employee Benefit Rights | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T263766 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ERISA Context triple: [Employee Benefits Security Administration, legalAuthority, ERISA]
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A.
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board
The Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board is an independent adjudicatory body that reviews and decides appeals of federal workers’ compensation claims under the U.S. Department of Labor’s jurisdiction.
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B.
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is a U.S. federal agency that insures and protects the pension benefits of workers in private-sector defined benefit plans when their employers’ plans fail.
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C.
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is a U.S. federal law that regulates internal union affairs and union–management relations, emphasizing financial transparency, democratic procedures, and protections for union members’ rights.
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D.
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
The Investment Advisers Act of 1940 is a U.S. federal law that regulates investment advisers by imposing registration, fiduciary, disclosure, and anti-fraud obligations to protect investors.
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E.
Investment Company Act of 1940
The Investment Company Act of 1940 is a U.S. federal law that regulates the organization and activities of investment companies, such as mutual funds, to protect investors through disclosure, governance, and operational requirements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ERISA Target entity description: ERISA is a U.S. federal law that sets minimum standards and protections for most voluntarily established retirement and health benefit plans in private industry.
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A.
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board
The Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board is an independent adjudicatory body that reviews and decides appeals of federal workers’ compensation claims under the U.S. Department of Labor’s jurisdiction.
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B.
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is a U.S. federal agency that insures and protects the pension benefits of workers in private-sector defined benefit plans when their employers’ plans fail.
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C.
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is a U.S. federal law that regulates internal union affairs and union–management relations, emphasizing financial transparency, democratic procedures, and protections for union members’ rights.
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D.
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
The Investment Advisers Act of 1940 is a U.S. federal law that regulates investment advisers by imposing registration, fiduciary, disclosure, and anti-fraud obligations to protect investors.
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E.
Investment Company Act of 1940
The Investment Company Act of 1940 is a U.S. federal law that regulates the organization and activities of investment companies, such as mutual funds, to protect investors through disclosure, governance, and operational requirements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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employee benefits law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Employee Benefits Security Administration
ⓘ
Internal Revenue Service ⓘ Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ⓘ United States Department of Labor ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Labor
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| amendedBy |
Affordable Care Act
ⓘ
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ⓘ
surface form:
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ⓘ
surface form:
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
Pension Protection Act of 2006 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
employer-sponsored health benefit plans
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employer-sponsored retirement plans ⓘ private-sector employee benefit plans ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
United States Code Title 29
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surface form:
Title 29 of the United States Code
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| containsTitle |
ERISA
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Title I – Protection of Employee Benefit Rights
Title II – Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code ⓘ Title III – Jurisdiction, Administration, and Enforcement ⓘ Title IV – Plan Termination Insurance ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creates |
civil enforcement mechanisms for plan participants
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preemption of many state laws relating to employee benefit plans ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo |
church plans (with certain exceptions)
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governmental plans ⓘ plans maintained outside the United States primarily for nonresident aliens ⓘ plans maintained solely to comply with disability insurance laws ⓘ plans maintained solely to comply with unemployment compensation laws ⓘ plans maintained solely to comply with workers’ compensation laws ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes |
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
ⓘ
claims and appeals procedures for benefit plans ⓘ fiduciary standards for plan managers ⓘ funding standards for pension plans ⓘ participation standards ⓘ reporting and disclosure requirements ⓘ vesting standards ⓘ |
| fullName | Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ⓘ |
| governs |
form 5500 annual reporting for many plans
ⓘ
summary plan descriptions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
exclusive benefit rule
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fiduciary duty of loyalty ⓘ fiduciary duty of prudence ⓘ preemption of state laws relating to employee benefit plans ⓘ |
| primaryCitation | 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. ⓘ |
| protects |
beneficiaries of employee benefit plans
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participants in private-sector employee benefit plans ⓘ |
| provides | private right of action for plan participants and beneficiaries ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 93-406 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to protect participants in employee benefit plans and their beneficiaries
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to set minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry ⓘ |
| regulates |
defined benefit pension plans
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defined contribution pension plans ⓘ health benefit plans ⓘ pension plans ⓘ welfare benefit plans ⓘ |
| signedBy | Gerald Ford ⓘ |
| title | Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1974 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ERISA Description of subject: ERISA is a U.S. federal law that sets minimum standards and protections for most voluntarily established retirement and health benefit plans in private industry.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Title I – Protection of Employee Benefit Rights