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• is a comprehensive and complex statute that federalizes the law of employee benefits. ERISA applies to most kinds of employee benefit plans, including plans covering health care benefits, which are called employee welfare benefit plans.

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  Cite Definition for Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). (n.d.). Glossary of Health Insurance Terms. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/employee-retirement-income-security-act-of-1974-erisa.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). mn.gov. Glossary of Health Insurance Terms. Minnesota Department of Commerce, Insurance. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/employee-retirement-income-security-act-of-1974-erisa (accessed: June 2, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)." Glossary of Health Insurance Terms. Minnesota Department of Commerce, Insurance. 2 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/employee-retirement-income-security-act-of-1974-erisa.

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