Summary of Employee Benefits Legislation since ERISA

Chronological Summary of Major Post-ERISA Benefit Legislation provides a summary of the major employee benefits legislation since ERISA:

• Michelle's Law 2008
• Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
• ADA Amendments Act of 2008
• Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008
• Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
• National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
• Pension Protection Act of 2006
• Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
• Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004
• American Jobs Creation Act of 2004
• Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004
• Extension of Current Mental Health Parity – 2004
• Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004
• Mental Health Parity Reauthorization Act of 2003
• Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
• Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act 2002
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
• Trade Adjustment Assistance Reforms – 2002
• The Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
• Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002
• Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief Act of 2001
• Administrative Simplification Compliance Act of 2001
• Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
• Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
• Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1998
• Higher Education Amendments Act of 1998
• Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
• Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement (SAVER) Act of 1997
• Balanced Budget Act of 1997
• Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
• Defense of Marriage Act of 1997
• Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank Repeal Act of 1996
• Mental Health Parity Act of 1996
• Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996
• Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
• Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996
• Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 of 1996
• Contract With America Advancement Act of 1996
• "State Source Tax" Prohibition
• Defense Appropriations
• Uruguay Round of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Retirement Protection Act of 1994)
• Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994
• Defense Appropriations
• Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
• Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
• Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act of 1992
• Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1992
• Civil Rights Act of 1991
• Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
• Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
• Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990
• Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act Repeal (Repealed in 1989)
• Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989
• Section 89 repeal
• Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988
• Health Maintenance Organization Act Amendments of 1988
• Family Support Act of 1988
• Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988
• Pension Protection Act of 1987
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act Amendments
• Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986
• Tax Reform Act of 1986
• Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986
• Retirement Equity Act of 1984
• Deficit Reduction Act of 1984
• Social Security Amendments of 1983
• Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982
• Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
• Revenue Act of 1980
• Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980
• Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
• Revenue Act of 1978
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1978
• Social Security Amendments of 1977
• Tax Reform Act of 1976
• Tax Reduction Act of 1975
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)