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  1. HSA Eligibility FAQ

    Frequently asked HSA eligibility questions.
  2. What are the timing rules for submitting employee deferral contributions into the plan?

    Department of Labor (DOL) regulations require an employer to segregate employee contributions, including loan repayments, from its general assets at the earliest date on which the contributions can reasonably be segregated from corporate assets, but...
  3. Transportation Election Changes

    Unlike Health and Dependent Care FSA elections, employees may change their Transit and Parking elections on a monthly basis. Generally, election changes should be effective the month following notification of the change. Updating Transit/Parkin...
  4. HRA Plan Design Options

    Overview of select plan design options available for HRA.
  5. What is a Fidelity Bond?

    ERISA requires that every fiduciary of an employee benefit plan and every person who handles plan funds be bonded. These bonds cover the plan from loss of assets due to fraud or dishonesty. The ERISA bond is required to protect the participants and ...
  6. Plan Info & Forms (Reimbursement Accounts)

    Accessing Plan Information Select Tools from the menu on the left. In the Plans section you will find options to view the same info as the employees for all active and inactive plans. Information available is:  Plan Summaries Plan Details and ...
  7. FSA Contribution Processing Methods

    Sentinel will process contributions in relation to the employee’s pay schedule with the employer. To properly administer the allocation of contributions, it is critical that there is clear and timely communication between the Plan Sponsor and Sentin...
  8. HSA Overview

    Securities and Exchange Commission's Investor Bulletin on Health Savings Accounts
  9. Participant Fee Disclosure - What is 404(a)(5) and What Actions Should a Plan Sponsor Take?

    What is 404(a)(5)? 404a-5, issued by the Department of Labor (DOL), mandates that plan administrators of participant-directed individual account plans furnish eligible participants and beneficiaries with specific plan-related and investment-relat...
  10. How do Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs) work?

    The term Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) means any judgment, decree or order that creates or recognizes the existence of an alternate payee’s right to receive all or a portion of the benefits payable with respect to a participant under the...