ACC Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Is there any prohibition on asking for an employee's or their dependent's gender when enrolling them in group benefit plans similar to the prohibitions on asking for gender on job applications? I understand that you cannot deny benefits because of gender but are you allowed to even request that information or have your TPA request that information to administer benefits or is it prohibited? Any assistance it helpful. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leevena Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Not a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Starr Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Asking the age/sex info is perfectly ok as long as the person is already hired. However, the information collected can also not be used to discriminate against protected classes of employees. Group benefit programs? No problem. Lawrence C. Starr, FLMI, CLU, CEBS, CPC, ChFC, EA, ATA, QPFC President Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc. 46 Daggett Drive West Springfield, MA 01089 413-736-2066 larrystarr@qpc-inc.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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