29 U.S.C. 1027 (ERISA): benefit plan reports and records kept six years (29 U.S.C. 1027)
A company that ran a benefit plan (a 401(k), a health plan) keeps the plan's filed reports and the records behind them for at least six years after filing.
Dated 31 Oct 2026Source checked 31 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
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“shall maintain a copy of such report and records on the matters of which disclosure is required ... and shall keep such records available for examination for a period of not less than six years after the filing date of the documents based on the information which they contain”
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