If you choose to provide your own benefits to employees, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) provides many forms of compliance assistance, including: voluntary compliance programs; advisory opinions; and, relevant publications.

You might also reference EBSA’s Compliance Assistance Web page for a compilation which includes information specifically developed to assist and inform employers and employee benefit plan practitioners in understanding and complying with the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Employers and plan practitioners may also benefit by reviewing some of the more general materials available to the public at EBSA’s Consumer Information on Health Plans Web page.

If you are participating in an ERISA Trust, then the Trust takes responsibility for maintaining compliance on your company’s behalf.