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Benefits

It is essential that owners know about the benefits their employees may qualify for. This page offers specific topics, including benefit plans, pensions, premiums, retirement plans, and more.
Employee Benefit Plans
Learn about the uniform minimum standards required by federal law to ensure that employee benefit plans are established and maintained in a fair and financially sound manner.

Workers' Compensation Programs
Learn the ins and outs of general federal and state workers' compensation rules or look up specialized programs to aid coal miners, longshoremen, and workers from other industries.

Benefit Guarantees FAQs
Answers to frequent questions about benefit guarantees.

Plan Terminations
Is your retirement plan safe if your company goes under?

Premiums
Basic information about what premiums are, who is responsible for them, and where they should be sent.

Social Security Info
Social Security Admininstration's "Work Site: A summary guide to employment support for individuals."

BenefitsLink
Helps employers stay informed of the latest employee benefit plans - know the competition.

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
PBGC provides businesses with a Small Business Guide.

PBGC's Small Business Guide
Link to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation's small business guide.

Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration
DOL's employee benefits security administration with useful information for retirement plans, benefits, and savings.

Retirement Plans, Benefits, and Savings
Link to the Department of Labor's page on retirement plans, benefits, and savings.

Select a Retirement Plan
Created by U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Small Business Administration, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Merrill Lynch, this site offers the basics of retirement planning.

Calculate Commuter Choice Business Benefits
Provide valuable commuter benefits to your employees.

Internal Revenue Service's Retirement Plans for Small Business
Link to the IRS' page on small business' retirement plans.

Keogh Plans and 401(k) Plans
Link to the IRS' page detailing Keogh and 401(k) plans.

Simplified Employee Pensions
Link to the Department of Labor's page explaining what small businesses should know about simplified employee pensions.

Women's Business Center's Retirement Plans
Link to the SBA's Women's Business Center's page on retirement plans.



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