29 U.S.C. § 1382
Section 1382 · Determination and collection of liability; notification of employer
This is § 4202 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 145 court decisions — leading case Peick v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (1983)
Most recently applied in Central States Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension v. Laguna Dairy S.de R.L. de C.V. (March 2025)
Cases citing this section usually also cite 29 U.S.C. § 1401 · 29 U.S.C. § 1399 · 29 U.S.C. § 1381
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
When an employer withdraws from a multiemployer plan, the plan sponsor, in accordance with this part, shall—
(1) determine the amount of the employer's withdrawal liability,
(2) notify the employer of the amount of the withdrawal liability, and
(3) collect the amount of the withdrawal liability from the employer.