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Benefits Link - A website specializing in information for companies sponsoring employee benefit plans.

Profit Sharing 401(k) Council of America (PSCA) - PSCA is dedicated to providing useful, up-to-date information about 401(k) and profit sharing plan practices.  You can find national statistics for plan admin costs, plan returns, etc.

401(k) FAQs (PSCA) - Answers to frequently asked questions by 401(k) participants.

Employee/Employer Advisor - The U.S. Department of Labor's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration illustrates an interactive way of providing information to both employees and employers (especially smaller companies), using an "expert system" called "elaws."

 

BenefitsBoards.Net - You can use these benefit boards to ask others in the benefits industries your questions.

The Pension Research Council of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is an organization committed to generating debate on key policy issues affecting pensions and other employee benefits.

Section 125 Q&A Column - Published by BenefitsLink.  An excellent quick-reference resource for cafeteria plans.  Topics include:

What is a Cafeteria Plan?
How long is a key employee a key employee?
Short-term disability in a Section 125 Plan
Spouse's change of job results in less coverage - qualified change?
Key Employee 25% concentration test
Making use of forfeitures from a Section 125 Plan
Long Term Care Expenses in a Section 125 Plan?
Change in level of health coverage provided - qualified change?
Improper operation of a Flexible Spending Account
Adoption Assistance and Expenses
Ex-spouse has a job change - change in family status?
Maximum Contribution limits for FSAs
Listing of FSA qualified expenses
Use of a Third Party Administrator
Section 125 and employer deduction limits for profit sharing plans
Mandatory participation
Basic Questions on Cafeteria Plans
S-Corp owner may not participate in a Section 125 Plan
Uniform Coverage in a Health Care Reimbursement Account
Enrollment and Mid-Plan Year changes

International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans -  This foundation recommends websites and other internet resources for many benefit topics.

Associations

American Savings Education Council
American Society for Training & Development
Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute
College & University Personnel Association
 Employee Assistance Professionals Association
 Employers Council on Flexible Compensation
International Association for Human Resource Information Management
International Personnel Management Association
 International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists
National Association of Colleges & Employers
 Society for Human Resource Management
Society of Actuaries
WEB - Network

Government

FirstGov - Official website for searching all agencies of the U.S. government. Also includes links to state information for each of the 50 states.

Administration on Aging
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Congressional Budget Office
Department of Labor (DOL)
 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
FedWorld
General Accounting Office
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Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services (HCFA)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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National Labor Relations Board
Office of Management and Budget
PBGC Pension Search Directory
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
Railroad Retirement Board
Securities and Exchange Commission
Small Business Administration
Social Security Administration
State and Local Governments
Tricare; Military Health System
U.S. Business Advisor
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
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