by Jeff Chang | Apr 28, 2020 | 401(a), 457(b) Plans, Plan Administration, Plan Qualification
By Jeff Chang As many California public agencies are forced to furlough employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, questions arise as to how furloughs are treated for retirement plan distribution rules’ purposes. Let’s begin with a bit of terminology: What is a...
by Jeff Chang | Oct 7, 2019 | 457(b) Plans, Plan Administration
By Jeff Chang With very few exceptions, the rules governing governmental 457(b) plans require a “severance of employment” to occur before a distribution can be made. Recently, we came across yet another of those arcane, little-known rules that will likely...