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Who Qualifies as a Retirement Plan Participant? What Employers Need to Know

March 27, 2025

Who Qualifies as a Retirement Plan Participant? What Employers Need to Know

Did you know that employees can be a retirement plan participant without making any contributions?  So, who is able participate in a retirement plan?

  • A plan participant is anyone who falls into any of the following categories:
  • An employee who has met service requirements (with or without a balance)
  • A terminated employee who has a balance in the plan
  • The beneficiary of a deceased employee who still has an account in the plan

Want to know more about plan participants? Visit https://www.benefitequity.com/services/retirement-plan-participants or call (714) 480-1346.