Employee Benefits Security Administration — the long-form archive

coverage from 2026-08-21

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21 August 2026 3 documents

The Employee Benefits Security Administration published three notices granting exemptions from prohibited transaction restrictions under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code.

Notice Exemption for Certain Prohibited Transactions Involving Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Apprentice and Training Fund (the Fund or Applicant) Located in St. Louis, Missouri 2026-17144
Notice Exemption for Certain Prohibited Transactions Involving Liberty Puerto Rico 401(k) Savings Plan (the Plan or the Applicant) Located in San Juan, Puerto Rico 2026-17143
Notice Exemption Involving Hawai'i Pacific Health and Its Subsidiary: Straub Clinic & Hospital Located in Honolulu, Hawaii 2026-17142

28 August 2026 1 document

The Employee Benefits Security Administration published a correction to its Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations final rule effective August 3, 2026.

Rule Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations; Correction 2026-17622

17 September 2026 1 document

The Employee Benefits Security Administration published a notice granting an exemption allowing the Abiomed Retirement Savings Plan to acquire and hold contingent value rights.

Notice Exemption Involving the Abiomed Retirement Savings Plan Located in Danvers, MA 2026-19077

6 October 2026 1 document

Rule Transparency in Coverage 2026-20447

16 October 2026 1 document

The Employee Benefits Security Administration published a proposed exemption from prohibited transactions allowing the GCI 401(k) Plan to acquire and hold purchase rights to GCI Liberty shares.

Notice Proposed Exemption From Certain Prohibited Transactions Involving GCI Communication Corporation (GCI or the Applicant) Located in Anchorage, Alaska 2026-21159

The Employee Benefits Security Administration published an exemption permitting the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 99 Joint Apprenticeship Training Fund to purchase real property in Cranston, Rhode Island.

Notice Exemption for Certain Prohibited Transactions Involving the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 99 Joint Apprenticeship Training Fund (the Fund or the Applicant) Located in Cranston, Rhode Island 2026-21277

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