A health plan’s fiduciaries are responsible for administering the health plan. Because most employers are not in the business of administering health benefits, they outsource the day-to-day health plan administration to a third-party health plan administrator (TPA). This outsourcing does not mean the employer is off the hook for their fiduciary obligations under ERISA. Even
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Seven Critical Tips for Employers to Minimize ERISA Fiduciary Risk
By Melissa Ostrower & Jackson Lewis P.C. on
As I perform plan fiduciary governance audits, I am surprised at the continued failure of employers to take fairly simple steps that would substantially minimize employers’ fiduciary risk. Therefore, I thought it would be helpful to employers to set forth seven critical tips that employers can take to reduce potential fiduciary exposure.
Tip 1: Separate…