In broadening employer eligibility for MEPs to include locality, the DOL proposal introduces the prospect of chambers of commerce as sponsors of retirement plans for their members. (Photo: Mike Scarcella/ALM)
The Labor Department's proposal to increase sponsorship of workplace retirement plans by expanding access to multiple employer plans does not remove the existing commonality requirement for employers to join a MEP.
But it does significantly broaden the circumstances that determine whether employers have “sufficient commonality of interests” to pool employers under one defined contribution plan, according to the proposal, released today.
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