Erisa Rules For Electronic Delivery In Virginia
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SPD Delivery ERISA requires that an SPD is distributed to covered participants within 90 days after coverage begins, or within 120 days of a new program being established. An updated SPD must be furnished to all included participants every five years and every ten years, even if the SPD has not changed.
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 employer maintaining the plan or the plan administrator of a Pension or Welfare benefit plan covered by ERISA. File Form 5500 to report information on the qualification of the plan, its financial condition, investments and the operations of the plan.
ERISA and the Code require each retirement plan to file Form 5500 by the end of the seventh month after the end of each plan year (extensions of time are available) unless the DOL and the IRS have granted an exemption to this requirement.
A reportable event occurs when the Secretary of the Treasury issues notice that a plan has ceased to be a plan described in section 4021(a)(2) of ERISA, or when the Secretary of Labor determines that a plan is not in compliance with title I of ERISA.
Administrators of ERISA-covered welfare benefit plans are required to file an annual Form 5500, unless a reporting exemption applies.
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 ...
ERISA requires plans to provide participants with plan information including important information about plan features and funding; sets minimum standards for participation, vesting, benefit accrual and funding; provides fiduciary responsibilities for those who manage and control plan assets; requires plans to ...
A blackout notice should contain information on the expected beginning and end date of the blackout. The notice should also provide the reason for the blackout and what rights will be restricted as a result. The notice must specify a plan contact for answering any questions about the blackout period.
A consent to receive plan disclosures electronically must explain what documents will be distributed electronically, that the consent can be withdrawn at any time, the procedures for withdrawing consent, the right to request paper copies of the document (and any applicable fees), and what software may be required to ...
