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401(k)
FAQs
My company has a 401(k) plan. What's that?
What are the options when my 401k plan administrator at my former job has not distributed my funds, after repeated requests to do so?
I have a company-sponsored 401(k) plan. My employer refuses to get rid of the high-fee annuities. Where can I find regulatory information on 401(k)s?
How do cash balance plans differ from 401(k) plans?
Bankruptcy
FAQs
I pay my medical premiums through my employer and now I find my company has not paid its insurance premiums and has filed bankruptcy. Is there any way to force my company to pay the coverage?
If my employer goes bankrupt, will I lose my retirement money?
Are my retirement assets, college savings plans, and asset protection trusts protected under the new bankruptcy law?
Borrowing
FAQs
Is my employer permitted to borrow money from my pension plan, as long as the employer pays it back?
Can I borrow money from my retirement plan?
Changes In Work Or Other Circumstances
FAQs
If my employer fires me, can he take away my retirement money?
Do I automatically lose my health insurance when I lose my job?
What happens to my pension money if leave work and take another job?
I am 55 and plan on retiring in two years. Can I receive my benefits then or do I have to wait until I am 65?
If my spouse dies before retirement, can I collect his/her benefits?
My spouse and I are divorcing. Am I entitled to share in my spouse's pension?
Can an employer terminate an employee just before the employee vests in his/her ERISA retirement plan in order to avoid paying extra benefits?
Employer Conduct
FAQs
Are all companies required to have a pension plan?
Does an employer have to offer the same employee benefits to all of its employees?
Is my employer permitted to borrow money from my pension plan, as long as the employer pays it back?
Can an employer change insurance policies without giving the employees any notice?
My brother and I work for two different companies, and our pension plans are very different. Aren't employers required to follow the same rules about pensions?
Can an employer terminate an employee just before the employee vests in his/her ERISA retirement plan in order to avoid paying extra benefits?
If my employer fires me, can he take away my retirement money?
Who do I appeal to in order to get my profit sharing money from my former employer?
Is a business required to provide health, life and other insurance coverage for its employees?
Family And Medical Leave Act
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FAQs
I am the father of a newborn and want to take time off to be with him during his infancy. Can I do this without getting penalized by my employer? My wife was able to stay home under her employer's "maternity leave" policy.
My supervisor told me that once I run out of FMLA time he is going to immediately fire me if I take any more time off. Is this legal?
I have a medical condition that is protected by the FMLA which often causes me to miss work, but my employer has a "no-fault" attendance policy that penalizes everyone for any absence regardless of the reason. If I have one more FMLA absence, I will be fired. Is this legal?
Health Insurance
FAQs
Do I automatically lose my health insurance when I lose my job?
For workers' compensation, can I file under our group medical insurance for the hospital bills at the same time?
I currently am on worker's compensation. Can my employer make me pay for my own health insurance while I'm off?
Is a business required to provide health, life and other insurance coverage for its employees?
Can an employer change insurance policies without giving the employees any notice?
I pay my medical premiums through my employer and now I find my company has not paid its insurance premiums and has filed bankruptcy. Is there any way to force my company to pay the coverage?
Investments
Articles
Bank Of America / Countrywide Financial Settle ERISA Class Action Suit For $55M
FAQs
A lot of my pension plan money has been invested in stock issued by my employer. Is this legal?
Do I have a choice in how to invest my pension fund?
How much money should the money in my retirement plan be making?
What can I do if my retirement account is decreasing instead of increasing?
How can I use a retirement plan to protect assets?
How do I know if my pension is being managed properly?
My supervisor told me that once I run out of FMLA time he is going to immediately fire me if I take any more time off. Is this legal?
Pension Fund Fraud And Schemes
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Big Problems For Co's With 419 Welfare Benefit Plans Funded By Life Insurance
412(i) Pension Plan Fraud: Schemes Motivated By Big Insurance Commissions
Pension Plan Schemes: Was Your Company Duped?
IRS Says 412(i) Pension Plans Must Be Reported; Co's Filing For Bankruptcy
419 Welfare Benefit Plan Fraud: What Remedies Are Available?
Pension Plans Funded With Cash-Value Life Ins Policies Could Wipe Out Small Businesses
Taxes
FAQs
Are pension benefits taxable?
I received a stock option from my company, is this taxable? I participated in an Incentive Stock Option (ISO) plan at work. How do I pay tax on this?
What are the tax consequences when amounts are distributed from a Simple IRA Plan?
Third Parties
FAQs
If my spouse dies before retirement, can I collect his/her benefits?
My spouse and I are divorcing. Am I entitled to share in my spouse's pension?
Can I leave my pension to my spouse or to my child?
Types Of Retirement Plans
FAQs
What are employee stock options plans?
My company has a 401(k) plan. What's that?
What are the SIMPLE retirement plans?
How do cash balance plans differ from 401(k) plans?
Why must some retirement plans be divided in a special manner?
What are "cash balance pension plans"?
What is a "defined contribution" plan vs. a "defined benefits" plan and why is it important for me to know the difference?
Understanding Other Aspects Of Your Employee Benefits And The Law
FAQs
Am I entitled to a copy of the entire pension plan, instead of just the summary?
I have a company-sponsored 401(k) plan. My employer refuses to get rid of the high-fee annuities. Where can I find regulatory information on 401(k)s?
How do I know how my pension plan operates and what my pension rights are?
How can I use a retirement plan to protect assets?
What does "vesting" mean?
Who do I appeal to in order to get my profit sharing money from my former employer?
Why must some retirement plans be divided in a special manner?
Are pension plans insured?
I am leaving my employer shortly and have a loan out of my profit sharing plan. I have 60 days to pay back the loan or be penalized. What are the penalities?
What parts of my pension plan does ERISA cover?
Can I demand that all my retirement money be paid to me in one lump sum, rather than take a monthly pension?
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