top hat plan

top hat plan
USA
A plan that is unfunded and is maintained by an employer primarily to provide deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees. Top hat plans are exempt from certain requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, such as the participation, vesting and fiduciary responsibility provisions.

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