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Coalition Unveils Auto Enrollment Education Site

The www.RetirementMadeSimpler.org website features interactive tools and general information about 401(k) enrollment issues, especially useful to small- and medium-sized employers. Its resources include tips on how to get started, the benefits of automa-tic enrollment, and real-world experiences from companies that have successfully switched to automatic enrollment programs.

New Interactive Web Tool Helps Employers Comply with Retirement Laws

The U.S. Department of Labor has a new interactive web tool, ERISA Fiduciary Advisor, to help employers comply with federal employee benefit laws. The site provides information and answers to a variety of questions about who is a fiduciary and their responsibilities under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Check it out at http://www.dol.gov/elaws/ERISAFiduciary.htm.

IRS Unveils 401(k) ‘Cool’ Compliance Tool

The IRS has a new web-based tool it calls ‘cool’ to help 401(k) plan sponsors avoid, identify, and fix 11 common errors. Each potential mistake is listed in a table with hyperlinks to more information about each topic. To keep your plan error free, check out this cool tool at www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/401k_mistakes.pdf. n

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 NOVEMBER 2007

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