Automatic Enrollment Question

[Guest Phil L.]

A plan sponsor desires to use automatic enrollments starting 1/1/2001, the first day of the next plan year. Given that we are still in the remedial amendment period, is there a requirement that the plan document contain the wording to authorize the automatic enrollments (prior to the GUST restatement)?

Thanks.

[MWeddell]

Yes, for changes not related to GUST law changes, the remedial amendment period extension doesn't apply. Instead, the normal plan document amendment deadlines apply.