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Post-Termination of Employment Payments: Which Amounts Are Considered 401(k) Plan Compensation?
Haynes Boone Link to more items from this source
Nov. 6, 2025

"In general, pure severance pay ('Severance Pay') is not considered Plan Compensation, but post-severance payments related to compensation earned and accrued during employment ('Post-Severance Pay') are Plan Compensation.... Some plan documents exclude all post-termination payments, including Post-Severance Pay from compensation, so it's always important to review the plan's definition of Plan Compensation [.]"  MORE >>

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