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- How do we correct an unfiled Form 5500?
- From the May 04, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We just realized that we never filed a Form 5500 for our fully insured disability plan. How can we correct this? ANSWER: Assuming you have already determined that no filing exemption applies and a Form 5500 is required, you ...
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- Is a human resources professional who performs ministerial functions an ERISA fiduciary?
- From the February 09, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: I work in human resources, and I have heard that I will not be an ERISA fiduciary if I only perform “ministerial” administrative functions for the company’s ERISA benefit plans. Is that correct? ANSWER: You ...
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- Do we have to provide SPDs in languages other than English?
- From the January 05, 2006 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Our company employs a number of individuals who speak very little English. Do we have to provide SPDs in languages other than English? ANSWER: There is no specific statutory or regulatory obligation under ERISA to provide SPDs (or SMMs) ...
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- What do all those acronyms in employee benefits stand for?
- From the December 22, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Everybody in the employee benefits field uses acronyms like CDHC, EAP, ADA, USERRA, etc. What do these and other employee benefits acronyms stand for? ANSWER: Here’s a list of common acronyms primarily used in our Cafeteria Plans, ...
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- What are the typical steps in a DOL audit?
- From the November 23, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Our company sponsors an ERISA health plan and has received a request for documents from the DOL. We’re wondering whether this is an audit. What can we expect in a DOL audit? ANSWER: The request for documents ...
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- Are ERISA welfare plans required to have an annual open enrollment period?
- From the November 17, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- Question: Our company maintains several ERISA welfare plans for employees, including an insured group health plan and an insured LTD plan. Are we required to offer annual open enrollment for these plans? Answer: Maybe. There is no annual open enrollment ...
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- How do we know if our plans have to offer extended deadlines because of Hurricane Katrina?
- From the October 27, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- Question: We have read about recent guidance that extended COBRA, HIPAA, and ERISA claims deadlines in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. How do we know if our ERISA health and welfare plans need to comply with this guidance, what deadlines ...
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- What information do we need to include in our welfare benefit plan SARs?
- From the September 01, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: I'm the ERISA plan administrator for our company's welfare benefit plans, and I'm reviewing the SARs prepared by our TPA. I'm wondering: What information is required to be included in our welfare benefit plan SARs? ...
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- Can an employer and/or a participant earn interest on HRA balances?
- From the August 11, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Three years ago, our company established an HRA for our employees who elect the high-deductible health coverage option under our plan. Under the HRA, each participating employee receives a credit of $1,000 per year and is entitled ...
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- Follow-up question--what self-insured welfare plans are exempt from filing Form 5500s?
- From the July 14, 2005 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: I understand from a previous Question of the Week that the DOL has exempted certain small insured welfare plans from filing Form 5500s. Isn't there also a Form 5500 filing exemption for small unfunded welfare plans? Would this ...
