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Employers Legal Requirements-Plan Documents

PixiePixie 72 Posts
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Are employers legally required to distribute copies of FSA Plan Documents to employees? If a Plan Document is updated is an employer legally required to inform employees? Where can I find what the government dictates an employers responsibilty is regarding this?

Thanks in advance for your help!
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  • shargoldshargold 13 Posts
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    Employer's must distribute Summary Plan Descriptions (SPD's) to employees, which are explanations of welfare/pension plans in "plain English". If a Plan Document is changed, a Summary of Material Modifications (SMM) should be distributed to employees to explain the changes.

    All of these rules are governed by ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act). If you look at the Department of Labor website ([url]www.dol.gov[/url]) and search for "ERISA", you can find this information.

    Good luck!
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