Frequently Asked Questions

FAQs On Pensions And Retirement

For Consumers

• Abandoned Plan Program

• Cash Balance Pension Plans

• Pension Plans and ERISA

• Reservists Being Called to Active Duty

• UnumProvident Settlement

Compliance Assistance

• Audit Waiver Requirements for Small Pension Plans

• Cash Balance Pension Plans

• ERISA Filing Acceptance System (EFAST)

• Pension Plans and ERISA

• QDRO's - An Overview

• QDRO's - Determining Qualified Status and Paying Benefits

• QDRO's - Drafting QDRO's

• Reporting Delinquent Participant Contributions on the Form 5500

FAQs On Health

For Consumers

• COBRA Continuation Health Coverage

• Health Coverage Portability (HIPAA)

• Mental Health Parity (MHPA)

• Newborn's and Mothers' Health Protection (Newborns' Act)

• Reservists Being Called to Active Duty

• UnumProvident Settlement

• Women's Health and Cancer Rights (WHCRA)

Compliance Assistance

• Form M-1

• Form M-1 Online Filing System

• Benefit Claims Procedure Regulation

• COBRA Continuation Health Coverage

• ERISA Filing Acceptance System (EFAST)

• Health Coverage Portability (HIPAA)

• HIPAA Nondiscrimination Requirements

• Reporting Delinquent Participant Contributions on the Form 5500

Voluntary Correction Programs

• Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program (DFVCP)

• Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFCP)

• EBSA Offices

• Organization Chart

• Final Rules

• Notices

• Proposed Rules

• Public Comments

• Advisory Opinions

• Exemptions

• Field Bulletins

• Information Letters

• Interpretive Bulletins

• EO 12866 Guidance

• Abandoned Plans

• Correction Programs

• Fiduciary Education

• For Health Plans

• For Retirement Plans

• For Small Employers

• Reporting and Filing

Consumer Information

• Health Plans

• Retirement Plans

• Retirement Savings

• Questions/Assistance