Plan Sponsor | Practical Law

Plan Sponsor | Practical Law

Plan Sponsor

Plan Sponsor

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.