### Question
Can you define what applicable employer means?


### Answer
**Applicable employer** is defined as the following in *29 U.S.C. § 1082*:

> an employer which is—


(i) a commercial passenger airline,


(ii) primarily engaged in the production or manufacture of a steel mill product or the processing of iron ore pellets, or


(iii) an organization described in section 501(c)(5) of title 26 and which established the plan to which this paragraph applies on June 30, 1955

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 1082*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 18-EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER I-PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RIGHTS > Subtitle B-Regulatory Provisions > part 3-funding**

