Compensation Glossary
Welcome to ERI SalaryExpert's compensation glossary, your resource for commonly used terms, formulas, and phrases related to compensation.
Plan Administrator
The administrator of the plan is the plan sponsor, however someone else can be named as the sponsor in the plan document. The responsibilities include- 1) managing the plan assets to reduce risk of loss, 2) act on the interests of the beneficiaries, 3) act accordingly under the terms governing the plan.
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