PAYROLL DEDUCTION PROBLEM

[Guest Kimberly Crowder]

IF A PARTICIAPNT SIGNS UP TO CONTRIBUTE AN AMOUNT PER PAY PERIOD TO THE MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT BUT THE PAYROLL DEPARTMENT AT THIS TIME HAS NOT TAKEN ANY PRE-TAX CONTRIBUTIONS OUT FOR THIS PARTICIANT, CAN THE PARTICIANT CHANGE HIS ELECTION AMOUNT?, JUST CONTRIBUTE FROM HERE ON OUT?, IS THE EMPLOYER LIABLE FOR ANY OF THOSE PREMIUMS THAT NEVER CAME OUT?,.....THANKS

[Lisa Hand]

It is an administrative error, not a change of status event and should be treated as such.