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ERISA Reporting Forms

Form M-1 Annual Report

ERISA Public Disclosure System

The ERISA Public Disclosure System is an internet-based application designed to facilitate the search and retrieval of Form M-1 filings. The Form M-1 is filed annually by MEWAs (Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements) and ECEs (Entities Claiming Exception). Users can search by plan name, sponsor name, employer identification number (EIN), or the state of the MEWA headquarters or where coverage is offered by entering data in one or more fields. The search is most effective when data is entered into several fields. For more information and instructions on how to use the ERISA Public Disclosure System for the Form M-1 filings, at the bottom of the Form M-1 Search page, select EPDS User Manual. Copies of the Form M-1 filings are also available from EBSA’s Public Disclosure Room at 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-1513, Washington, DC 20210, or by calling 202.693.8673.

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EFAST - ERISA Filing Acceptance System

In conjunction with revisions to the annual return/report forms adopted in 1999, the Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation developed a new computerized system, the ERISA Filing Acceptance System (EFAST) to streamline filing and processing of the new forms by relying on computer scannable forms and electronic filing technologies.

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ERISA Filings

State Registered Investment Advisor Filings:

  • Labor Department Announces Procedure for State-Registered Investment Advisers to Obtain ERISA Investment Manager Status [01/14/98]

  • Pension and Welfare Brief: The U.S. Department of Labor Outlines the Process for State-Registered Investment Advisers to Obtain ERISA Investment Manager Status

  • Download the database

  • Investment Advisors Search

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Freedom Of Information Act

All documents and records in the possession of the Employee Benefits Security Administration may be available under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Written requests should specify the document needed and be addressed to the FOIA Disclosure Officer in the appropriate EBSA office.

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Obtaining ERISA Documents

As mandated by the pension reform law, the Employee Benefits Security Administration operates a public disclosure facility. Our publication, How to Obtain Employee Benefit Plan Documents from the Department of Labor, describes the documents and materials available through the EBSA public disclosure room, and also tells you how to use this facility.

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