As important as it is, ERISA is not the only federal law influencing retirement plans. Other laws or codes relevant to qualified retirement plans with which you should be familiar include:

Code of Federal Regulation (CFR)

Regulations found in the Federal Register are incorporated into a codified version called the Code of Federal Regulations. Retirement plans deal primarily with Title 26, Internal Revenue (Treasury Regulations) and Title 29, Labor.

United States Code (USC)

The United States Code is a compilation of the federal statutes, which contains the laws created through legislation. The statutes that retirement plans primarily deal with are contained in Title 26, Internal Revenue Code and Title 29, Labor.

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