Louisiana § RS 29:413 - Employee pension benefit plans
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 29:413 — Employee pension benefit plans, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 29:413. Employee pension benefit plans
A. Every private employer in this state who maintains a defined benefit plan, as defined by 29 U.S.C. 1002(35), shall credit the employee with his period of service in the uniformed services towards retirement eligibility and vesting under the plan, including the computation of any retirement benefits due under the express terms of the plan, when the accrued benefits due under the plan are derived from employer contributions to the plan. If the defined benefit plan provides benefits derived from employer and employee contributions to the plan, the employee shall be credited with his period of service in the uniformed services towards retirement eligibility and vesting under the plan, including the computation of any retirement benefits due under the express terms of the plan, provided that the employer contributions and the mandatory contributions of the employee are made to the plan.
B. If any private employer maintains an individual account plan or a defined contribution plan, as defined by 29 U.S.C. 1002(34), the employee shall be credited with his period of service in the uniformed services towards retirement eligibility under the express terms of the plan, upon payment of the designated contributions to the plan and if such credit is permitted by the Internal Revenue Code, if the plan is a qualified plan.
C. An employee may be required to pay the employee cost, if any, of any funded benefit continued pursuant to this Section to the extent other employees on furlough or leave of absence are so required.
Acts 1991, 1st E.S., No. 6, §1, eff. April 17, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 716, §1, eff. June 21, 1995.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 29:413 ("Employee pension benefit plans") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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