If your employment is terminating with your current employer and the buyer is not assuming the 401(k) plan, then you may be entitled to a...

Can I choose to keep my soon to be ex spouse on my personal, non-group, individual health insurance plan if I continue to pay...

Most likely no, but beginning in 2014, your spouse will be eligible for coverage under the health care exchanges established by the healthcare...

Is it legal for a company/employer to force demotion on Full-time employees (or part-time employees to f.T.) due to Obamacare?

Reclassification of a workforce is something that an employer may always do whether or not it is to avoid compliance with the Affordable Care Act. ...

What area of practice covers setting up a Quadro account?

If you are talking about a QDRO, which is used to award benefits to a former spouse or a participant's children as a part of a divorce, you will...

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What does reserved surviving spouse benefits at 50-100% of reg payments do to his pension ordered in a QDRO by his ex-wife?

A QDRO may require a former spouse to be treated as a current spouse for purposes of surviving spouse benefits. The QDRO and the terms of the Plan...

It is it legal for a corporation to have a retirement account for some employees and not others?

More information is necessary to answer this question. There are many different types of "retirement accounts" that could being utilized. I...

Should I enroll in the high risk healthcare pool when my COBRA expires?

Effective January 1, 2014, no pre-existing condition exclusions are allowed. Consequently, you do not need to have creditable coverage prior to...

Can the court order my unemployed ex-husband to pay spousal support out of his 401K?

If the court issues a qualfiied domestic relations order, you can have spousal support ordered to be paid out of his 401(k) plan, provided the...

Is there a way to appeal or dispute an inherited pension payment company?

You need to request a copy of the plan document and summary plan description, and determine whether or not you are getting the correct benefit...

It depends on your husband's employer and what his employer's plan provides. You should be able to call either Calpers or his former employer to...