Great 401(k) Participant Features That Can Land You In Plan Sponsor Hot Water. It can get you in a bad spot.

A 401(k) plan is one of the great employee benefits. Within a 401(k) Plan, some options are truly beneficial to plan participants when it comes to increasing retirement savings or allowing access for a participant's benefit. The problem with these options is that if you and/or your plan provider keep your eye off the ball, then there may be a compliance headache coming your way. The road to hell is paved with good intentions and certainly when 401(k) plan features that benefit employees cause compliance grief.