Practical Law Glossary Item 8-501-5243 (Approx. 2 pages)
Glossary
Plan Sponsor
As applies to employee benefit plans:
The employer, in the case of a plan set up or maintained by a single employer.
The employee organization, in the case of a plan set up or maintained by an employee organization.
The association, committee, joint board of trustees, or other similar group of representatives of the parties who set up or maintain the plan, in the case of a plan set up or maintained:
by two or more employers, or
jointly by one or more employers and one or more employee organizations.