What legal rights do I have as a plan participant to get the data BrightScope needs to rate a plan?
As a plan participant in an ERISA-covered plan, you are entitled to the following rights and protections: • To examine, without charge, at the plan administrator’s office, all documents governing the plan, including a copy of the latest annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by the plan with the U.S. Department of Labor and available at the Public Disclosure Room of the Employee Benefits Security Administration. • To obtain, upon written request to the plan administrator, copies of documents governing the operation of the plan, including copies of the latest annual report (Form 5500 Series) and updated summary plan descriptions. The plan administrator may make a reasonable charge for the copies. • To receive a summary of the plan’s annual financial report. The plan administrator is required by law to furnish each participant with a copy of this summary annual report. In addition to creating rights for plan participants, ERISA imposes duties on the people who are responsible for the ope
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