--- type: threshold id: erisa asset: regulatory-threshold-triggers title: "ERISA — US federal employment law thresholds by employee count" sources: - https://stratus.hr/resources/federal-law-breakdown-how-many-employees source_quote: "Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), your benefit plans must meet minimum standards outlined in the act, which include regulations for participation, vesting, benefit accrual and funding, fiduciary responsibilities, grievance process, and so on." generated: true verified: false harvested: 2026-08-04 stale_after: 2027-08-04 law: "ERISA" full_name: "Employee Retirement Income Security Act" employee_threshold: "1" requirement: "your benefit plans must meet minimum standards outlined in the act, which include regulations for participation, vesting, benefit accrual and funding, fiduciary responsibilities, grievance process" --- **Law:** ERISA **Full name:** Employee Retirement Income Security Act **Employee threshold:** 1 **Requirement:** your benefit plans must meet minimum standards outlined in the act, which include regulations for participation, vesting, benefit accrual and funding, fiduciary responsibilities, grievance process > Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), your benefit plans must meet minimum standards outlined in the act, which include regulations for participation, vesting, benefit accrual and funding, fiduciary responsibilities, grievance process, and so on. Source: