Adjusting Open Enrollment & Deductions in Sec. 125

[Guest LeeLee54]

One of the insurance carriers under our Cafeteria Plan has a plan date of 9/1. Our HR dept is doing open enrollment now, during September and the coverage effective date will not be until 10/1. When I questioned whether this was in compliance, was told that she was advised it was okay to postpone open enrollment due to extenuating circumstances.

We had our Executive Director retire and were under an intensive search and committee meetings to find a new Director. Would this jeopardize the plan's eligibility? It seems that we might be able to postpone the open enrollment, but the effective dates and elective contributions would have to be retro to 9/1????