A-Z Topical Index

A-B

• A Look at 401(k) Fees for Employees

• Abandoned Plan Program

• Accountant

• Advisory Opinions

• Amicus Briefs Under ERISA

• Association Health Plans

• Audits

• Bankruptcy

• Benefit Claims (retirement)

• Benefit Claims Procedure Regulation (FAQs)

• Benefit Statements, Periodic Pension

C

• Can the Retiree Health Benefits Provided by your Employer be Cut?

• Cash Balance Pension Plans (FAQs)

• Choosing a Retirement Solution for Your Small Business

• Claims For Health and Disability Benefits

• Claims For Retirement Benefits

• COBRA (employee)

• COBRA (employer)

• Code of Federal Regulations

• Comments, Public

• Complaints, Handling of

• Compliance Assistance

• Compliance Assistance for Group Health Plans - HIPAA and Other Recent Health Care Laws

• Congressional Testimony

• Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA Fact Sheet)

• Contact EBSA

• Customer Service Commitment

D

• Default Investment Alternatives Regulation

• Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program Fact Sheet

• Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program Frequently Asked Questions

• Direct Assistance to the Public

• Disaster Relief (for filing)

• Dislocated Workers Brochure

• District Offices

• Document Requests

E

• EFAST ERISA Filing Acceptance System

• EFAST A - User's Guide for Electronic/Magnetic Media Filing of Forms 5500/5500 EZ

• EFAST B - Part 1 - Electronic/Magnetic Media File Specifications for Validation Criteria for Forms 5500/5500 EZ

• EFAST B - Part 2 - Electronic/Magnetic Media File Record Layouts for Forms 5500/5500 EZ

• EFAST C - Participant Acceptance Testing Procedures

• elaws Health Benefits Advisor

• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)

• Enforcement

• Enforcement Initiatives

• Enforcement Manual

• ERISA Advisory Council

• ERISA Filings

• ERISA Regulations, Interpretations, and Opinions

• Executive Orders

• Exemption Determinations

• Exemptions, Class

• Exemptions, EXPRO (PTE 96-62)

• Exemptions, Individual

F

• Fact Sheets

• FAQs (frequently asked questions)

• Federal Register Documents

• Fees (employee)

• Fees (employer)

• Field Assistance Bulletins

• Filing Relief (Filing Extension Information)

• Financial Resources to Help You Save for Retirement

• Five Step Retirement Solutions for Small Businesses

• Form 5500 Annual Financial Reports for Pension and Welfare Plans

• Form M-1 Annual Report for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements

• Fraud, Health Care

• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

• Frequently Asked Questions

G-H

• General Facts on Women and Job Based Health Benefits

• Getting Started: Steps to Creating a Financial Plan for a Secure Retirement

• Handling Complaints

• Health Benefit Claims and Appeals, Handling of

• Health Benefits Education Campaign

• Health Benefits Law Advisor (elaws)

• Health Care Fraud

• Health Fact Sheets

• HIPAA (consumers)

• HIPAA (employers)

• HIPAA Nondiscrimination Provisions

• History of EBSA and ERISA

• How to Obtain Employee Benefit Plan Documents from the Department of Labor

• Hurricane Recovery Assistance

I-J-K

• Independent Qualified Public Accountant (IQPA)

• Individual Exemptions

• Individual Participant Assistance

• Information Letters

• Information Quality Guidelines

• Investing and Diversification

• IRS Notice 98-12: Deciding Whether to Elect COBRA Continuation Health Coverage after Enactment of HIPAA

• Job Loss - Important information workers need to know to protect their health coverage

• Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries

L-M

• Life Changes Require Health Choices-Know Your Benefit Options

• Life Events Impact Health Benefit Needs

• Mastectomy - WHCRA

• Meet Assistant Secretary

• Mental Health Parity (FAQs)

• Mission Statement

• Model Certificate of Creditable Coverage

• Model Notice - COBRA (election notice)

• Model Notice - COBRA (general notice)

• Model Periodic Benefit Statement Guidance

• Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs): A Guide to Federal and State Regulation

N-O

• Near Retirement

• Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act (FAQs)

• News Releases

• News Release Archives

• Notice of Changes under HIPAA to COBRA Continuation Coverage under Group Health Plans

• Obtaining Employee Benefit Plan Documents from the Department of Labor

• Organization Chart

• Outreach and Education

P-Q

• Participant Assistance

• Payroll Deduction IRAs For Small Businesses

• Peer Review Of Proposed Regulations

• Penalty Relief for Defined Benefit and Money Purchase Pension Plans

• Pension and Health Care Coverage...Q&As for Dislocated Workers

• Pension Protection Act of 2006

• Periodic Benefit Statement Guidance

• Portability

• Public Comments on Regulations

• Publications from EBSA

• Protect Your Pension: A Quick Reference Guide

• QDROs - The Division of Pensions Through Qualified Domestic Relations Orders

R

• Regional Offices

• Regulations and Guidance

• Related Health Care Resources

• Research Reports and Papers

• Reservists Fact Sheet

• Retiree Health

• Retirement Plans - What You Should Know

• Retirement Plan Options

• Retirement Savings Education Campaign - Saving Matters

• Rulings and Opinions

S-T

• Savers Tax Credit for Contributions by Individuals to Employer Retirement Plans and IRAs

• Saving Matters - Retirement Savings Education Campaign

• Savings Fitness: A Guide to Your Money and Your Financial Future

• Search for Abandoned Plans

• Securities and Exchange Commission

• Selecting An Auditor For Your Employee Benefit Plan

• SEP Retirement Plans For Small Businesses

• Service Improvement Plan

• Simple IRA Plans For Small Businesses

• Small Business Retirement Savings Advisor

• Special Terminal Report Instructions for Abandoned Plans

• Speeches, Remarks and Congressional Testimony

• Statutes (Title 29-Chapter 18 USC) from the Legal Information Institute of the Cornell Law School

• Strategic Enforcement Plan (STEP)

• Taking The Mystery Out Of Retirement Planning

• Technical Release 97-01 - Announcement of Application of HIPAA Group Market Portability Rules to Health Flexible Spending Arrangements

• Technical Release 97-02 - Announcement of Application of HIPAA Group Market Rules to Individuals Who Were Denied Coverage Due to a Health Status-Related Factor

• Testimony, Congressional, Speeches and Remarks

• The Magic of Compounding

• Top 10 Ways to Make your Health Benefits Work for You

• Top 10 Ways to Prepare for Retirement

• Troubleshooter's Guide to Filing the ERISA Annual Report Form 5500

U-V

• Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations

• USA.gov

• VFCP Checklist

• VFCP Fact Sheet

• VFCP Frequently Asked Questions

• VFCP Model Application Form

• VFCP Online Calculator