ERISA generally governs all pension and welfare benefit plans. In regulations, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) has exempted certain types of plans or practices from the definition of a welfare benefit plan under Title I of ERISA. One commonly used exemption is the “payroll practice” exemption. Exempt payroll practices include “payment of an employee’s normal …
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