Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement provisions of ERISA
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The Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement (MEWA) provisions of ERISA are federal rules that regulate health and welfare benefit plans offered by multiple, unrelated employers to protect workers and ensure oversight of these arrangements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement provisions of ERISA canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T263773 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement provisions of ERISA Context triple: [Employee Benefits Security Administration, legalAuthority, Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement provisions of ERISA]
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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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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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National League of Cities v. Usery
National League of Cities v. Usery was a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily limited Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause by holding that federal wage and hour regulations could not be applied to traditional state government functions.
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Employment Litigation Section
The Employment Litigation Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice that enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination by public employers and certain other entities.
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Office of Labor-Management Standards
The Office of Labor-Management Standards is a division of the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for administering and enforcing laws governing union democracy, financial integrity, and transparency in labor organizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement provisions of ERISA Target entity description: The Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement (MEWA) provisions of ERISA are federal rules that regulate health and welfare benefit plans offered by multiple, unrelated employers to protect workers and ensure oversight of these arrangements.
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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.
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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C.
National League of Cities v. Usery
National League of Cities v. Usery was a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily limited Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause by holding that federal wage and hour regulations could not be applied to traditional state government functions.
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D.
Employment Litigation Section
The Employment Litigation Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice that enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination by public employers and certain other entities.
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E.
Office of Labor-Management Standards
The Office of Labor-Management Standards is a division of the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for administering and enforcing laws governing union democracy, financial integrity, and transparency in labor organizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ERISA provision
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federal employee-benefits regulation ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Employee Benefits Security Administration
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U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Labor
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| affects |
MEWA sponsors and administrators
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employers participating in MEWAs ⓘ insurance carriers providing coverage to MEWAs ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| appliesTo |
health benefit plans offered by multiple unrelated employers
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welfare benefit plans offered by multiple unrelated employers ⓘ |
| authorizes |
civil enforcement actions against noncompliant MEWAs
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injunctive relief to protect plan participants in MEWAs ⓘ penalties for failure to file required MEWA reports ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
29 U.S.C. § 1002(40)
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29 U.S.C. § 1021(g) ⓘ 29 U.S.C. § 1132(c)(5) ⓘ 29 U.S.C. § 1144(b)(6) ⓘ |
| concerns | health and welfare benefits rather than retirement benefits ⓘ |
| defines | term "multiple employer welfare arrangement" ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | multiple employer pension plan provisions of ERISA ⓘ |
| distinguishesFrom | single-employer welfare benefit plans ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Secretary of Labor
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linked to:
United States Secretary of Labor
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| enforcementMechanism |
civil actions in federal court
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civil penalties per day for reporting violations ⓘ |
| imposes |
disclosure obligations on MEWAs
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recordkeeping obligations on MEWAs ⓘ |
| interactionWith | state insurance regulation of MEWAs ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ⓘ |
| modifies | ERISA preemption rules for MEWAs ⓘ |
| objective |
combat fraud and abuse in multiple employer welfare arrangements
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prevent MEWA insolvencies that could harm participants ⓘ |
| permits |
enhanced state regulation of fully insured MEWAs
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state regulation of self-funded MEWAs to the extent not inconsistent with ERISA ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
ensure that multi-employer health and welfare benefits are adequately funded and regulated
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protect employee benefit plan participants and beneficiaries in MEWAs ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
ensure oversight of multiple employer welfare arrangements
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protect workers covered by multiple employer welfare arrangements ⓘ |
| regulates | multiple employer welfare arrangements ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ERISA Title I
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ERISA enforcement provisions ⓘ ERISA reporting and disclosure requirements ⓘ |
| requires |
Form M-1 filings by MEWAs
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federal reporting by MEWAs to the Department of Labor ⓘ |
| scope |
arrangements providing benefits in the event of sickness, accident, disability, or death to employees of multiple employers
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arrangements providing medical, surgical, or hospital care benefits to employees of multiple employers ⓘ welfare benefit plans involving two or more employers ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement provisions of ERISA Description of subject: The Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement (MEWA) provisions of ERISA are federal rules that regulate health and welfare benefit plans offered by multiple, unrelated employers to protect workers and ensure oversight of these arrangements.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Employee Benefits Security Administration
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legalAuthority
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Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement provisions of ERISA
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