When a qualified retirement plan receives notice that a QDRO is pending, distributions from the account are frozen for the earlier of 18 months or...

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Query regarding 401K plan for new employee

What you are describing is a very common set up for 401(k) plans. To be eligible, you have to complete a "Year of Service." A Year of Service is...

What type of attorney do I need to sue the Post Office for No health insurance ?

I really don't think you need a lawyer. In circumstances like yours, it is mostly a paperwork problem. You will end up with retroactive coverage...

You can also reject any offer for any reason, but this one has tax consequences. If you accept a payment, the company will report the payment as a...

Potential consequences of withdrawing 401k money that was entitled to ex spouse.

Read your property settlement agreement. It will tell you what you and your ex are entitled to. If you took her share, be prepared to get hit...

How to divide Pension plans? What exactly is QDRO?

There is nothing simple about a QDRO. I work mostly for the employer and I have to respond to do it yourself QDROs all of the time. What ends up...

Fundrise (crowd funded REIT investment platform) refusing to liquidate shares

REITs are legal entities that have many rules regarding liquidating benefits. Since 2008, most REITs limit your ability to withdraw from the fund. ...

What gives a Heath Insurance Company governed by ERISA the right to backdate an external appeal?

To be blunt, they wrote the plan. New medicines and new treatments happen all of the time. What is and what is not covered is changing almost...

If they want, the plan sponsor can wait until you reach normal retirement age to pay your beneift (if the total benefit is greater than $5,000). ...

Life insurance termination date in divorce settlement?

I read the language differently. You could have changed your beneficiary on your 70th birthday. Go ahead and change your beneficiary to whomever...