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Calculated to Be Understood by the Average Plan Participant – How Does the DOL Score?

ERISA requires Summary Plan Descriptions and other disclosures to be "written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average plan participant." ERISA section 102(a)....
By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/calculated-to-be-understood-by-the-99634/

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