Employee eligibility for electronic distribution of the plan document SPD. Employers may electronically distribute the SPD to employees with the ability to access the electronic media where they perform their job duties. In other words, they use a computer with internet access in their daily work.
The IRS rules outline two methods for providing electronic notices: (1) affirmative consent, and (2) “effective ability to access.” This second rule requires (a) the electronic medium must be a medium that the recipient has effective ability to access, and (b) at the time the notice is provided, the recipient is ...
The DOL's E-Delivery Rule allows retirement plan administrators to satisfy their information disclosure requirements under ERISA by distributing documents to employees electronically under a “notice-and-access” method.
The 2002 safe harbor, which is set forth in paragraph (c) of § 2520.104b-1, applies only to two categories of participants and beneficiaries: First, employees who are “wired at work”—those with the ability to effectively access electronic disclosures at any location where they are reasonably expected to perform their ...
All electronic disclosures must meet the following general criteria: The timing and content rules that otherwise apply to the notice, election, or consent must be met. The electronic system must be designed to provide information in a manner that is no less understandable than if provided on a written paper document.
A Delivery Rule is a set of conditions run on the messages in a mailbox. When a message meets all conditions in a Delivery Rule, the system runs the command specified in the Delivery Rule.
The effective date for the final rule was July 1, 2024, but certain sections were not set to apply until January 1, 2025: Beginning July 1, 2024, the final rule called for an increase in the threshold for bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees to $43,888 per year.
The IRS rules outline two methods for providing electronic notices: (1) affirmative consent, and (2) “effective ability to access.” This second rule requires (a) the electronic medium must be a medium that the recipient has effective ability to access, and (b) at the time the notice is provided, the recipient is ...