New Subsidiary to have different benefits eligiblity.

[Guest AFoodman]

We are adding 2 or 3 new subsidiaries with the same benefit plans as parent but different eligibility requirements. How do I set this up? Do I need to have seperate plan docs for each company, or can I just amend for the new subsidiaries?

[Guest AllanB]

You should only have to have one plan, but the participating related employers, parent and subsisdiaries, have different elgiblity requirements. You should line out the differences in a what we call a participating employer agreement and as well as in the SPD.