Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

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

Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. . 2010.


Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
n. Federal legislation enacted in 1974 that sets forth rules for employee benefit plans. Abbreviated ERISA.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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