Accurate Documentation of Welfare Plans May Save Employers Certain Costs and Headaches Down the Road
ERISA requires all pension and welfare benefit plans to be maintained in a written plan document. The DOL and several courts have taken a broad view of what constitutes a “written plan document,” and while pension plans are usually very well documented, many welfare plans consist of a loose, and often out-of-date, collection of insurance […]
Kevin Hogan
Former Associate