Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
Title 29 - Labor |
Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Labor |
Chapter XXV - Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor |
SubChapter D - Minimum Standards for Employee Pension Benefit Plans Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 |
Part 2530 - Rules and Regulations for Minimum Standards for Employee Pension Benefit Plans |
Subpart A - Scope and General Provisions |
§ 2530.201-1 - Coverage; general.
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§ 2530.201-1 Coverage; general.
Coverage of the provisions of part 2 of title I of the Act is determined under a multiple step process. First, the plan must be an employee benefit plan as defined under section 3(3) of the Act and § 2510.3-3. (See also the definitions of employee welfare benefit plan, section 3(1) of the Act and § 2510.3-1 and employe pension benefit plan, section 3(2) of the Act and § 2510.3-2). Second, the employee benefit plan must be subject to title I of the Act. Coverage for title I is specified in section 4 of the Act. Third, section 201 of the Act specifies the employee benefit plans subject to title I which are not subject to the minimum standards of part 2 of title I of the Act. Section 2530.201-2 specifies the employee benefit plans subject to title I of the Act which are exempted from coverage under part 2 of title I of the Act and this part (2530).