by Jeff Chang | Aug 2, 2018 | Plan Administration
By Jeff Chang Many public sector employers maintain various defined contributions plans (either 401(a) or 457(b)) in addition to their participation in a large, public-defined benefit system, such as CalPERS, CalSTRS or a ’37 Act county plan. There are a number...
by Jeff Chang | May 21, 2018 | Plan Qualification
By: Jeff Chang Previously, in Yours, Mine or Ours?, we examined the basics of “who” your employees are for employee benefits purposes. We also discussed some of the adverse tax and business consequences that can befall employers who either don’t understand who their...
by Jeff Chang | Apr 9, 2018 | Plan Qualification
By: Jeff Chang As the name suggests, “employee benefit plans” are for employees. However, in today’s increasingly outsourced economy, it is not always easy to figure out which of your workers are your employees for benefit purposes. A proliferation of staff-leasing,...
by Jeff Chang | Dec 20, 2017 | 457(b) Plans
By Jeff Chang Many state and local governments are aware that the Internal Revenue Code was changed in 1986 to prohibit most of them from maintaining a 401(k) plan. Instead, these entities can and — for the most part, do — maintain eligible deferred compensation...
