29 CFR § 4281.41 - Benefit suspensions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s4281.41"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 4281.41 - Benefit suspensions."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "4281.41"
section_name: "Benefit suspensions."
chapter_name: "PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "INSOLVENCY, TERMINATION, AND OTHER RULES APPLICABLE TO MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS"
part_number: "4281"
part_name: "DUTIES OF PLAN SPONSOR FOLLOWING MASS WITHDRAWAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "29 U.S.C. 1302(b)(3), 1341(a), 1399(c)(1)(D), 1431, and 1441."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 34118, July 1, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "4281"
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# 4281.41 Benefit suspensions.

If the plan sponsor determines that the plan is or is expected to be insolvent for a plan year, the plan sponsor shall suspend benefits to the extent necessary to reduce the benefits to the greater of the resource benefit level or the level of guaranteed benefits.