Group Life & AnnuitiesQuestion 105 of 315

Which federal agency has primary responsibility for enforcing ERISA's fiduciary, disclosure, and reporting rules for employer-sponsored benefit plans?

a.The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
b.The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
c.The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
d.The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)

Explanation

ERISA is administered chiefly by the U.S. Department of Labor through its Employee Benefits Security Administration. The IRS handles tax qualification of pensions and the PBGC insures certain defined-benefit pensions, but front-line fiduciary and disclosure enforcement is DOL.

Law Reference: 29 U.S.C. §1001 et seq.

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