employee welfare benefit plan
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
The terms “employee welfare benefit plan” and “pension plan” have the meanings given the terms in section 1002 of title 29.
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- 2002–present7 U.S.C. § 2009CCAgriculture · Definitions · in this subchapter
The terms “employee welfare benefit plan” and “pension plan” include—
(i) public and private pension or retirement plans subject to this subchapter; and
(ii) similar plans not covered by this subchapter that have been established, and that are maintained, by the Federal Government or any State (including by a political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government or a State) for the benefit of employees.
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- 2002–present7 U.S.C. § 2009CCAgriculture · Definitions · in this subchapter
The terms “employee welfare benefit plan” and “welfare plan” mean any plan, fund, or program which was heretofore or is hereafter established or maintained by an employer or by an employee organization, or by both, to the extent that such plan, fund, or program was established or is maintained for the purpose of providing for its participants or their beneficiaries, through the purchase of insurance or otherwise, (A) medical, surgical, or hospital care or benefits, or benefits in the event of sickness, accident, disability, death or unemployment, or vacation benefits, apprenticeship or other training programs, or day care centers, scholarship funds, or prepaid legal services, or (B) any benefit described in section 186(c) of this title (other than pensions on retirement or death, and insurance to provide such pensions).
Source
- 1994–present29 U.S.C. § 1002Labor · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter