ERISA applies to private-sector companies that offer pension plans to employees. This includes businesses that: Are structured as partnerships, proprietorships, LLCs, S-corporations, and C-corporations. No matter how your employer has structured his or her business, it is covered by ERISA if it is a private entity.
All private employers and employee organizations, such as unions, that offer health plans to employees have to follow ERISA. Only churches and government groups are exempt.
Foreign retirement is reported on Form 1040 just as if it were a domestic retirement. Noting, that the tax implications of a foreign retirement versus a domestic retirement may be different — but at the end of the day, the retirement income is reported on Form 1040.
The FBAR is used to report foreign bank and financial accounts. The term 'financial accounts' is very broad and involves all different types of foreign accounts — including retirement plans.
Contact your regional EBSA office to file a complaint or an appeal after exhausting your insurance appeals process. You can also find ERISA information through the U.S. Department of Labor online at .dol/ebsa.
In general, ERISA does not cover group health plans established or maintained by governmental entities, churches for their employees, or plans which are maintained solely to comply with applicable workers compensation, unemployment, or disability laws.
U.S. Territories are required to follow ERISA Mandates. The U.S. Territories included are: American Samoa. Marianas.
ERISA also does not cover plans maintained outside the United States primarily for the benefit of nonresident aliens or unfunded excess benefit plans.
ERISA also does not cover plans maintained outside the United States primarily for the benefit of nonresident aliens or unfunded excess benefit plans.
Common types of employer-sponsored retirement accounts that fall under ERISA include 401(k) plans, pensions, deferred-compensation plans, and profit-sharing plans. In addition, ERISA laws don't apply to simplified employee pension (SEP) IRAs or other IRAs.