Employee and Employer Contributions
Most participants contribute to their 401(k) plans through payroll deductions. Employers may also provide matching or profit-sharing contributions. While employee contributions are always the participant’s property, employer contributions are often subject to vesting.
In a QDRO for the Integrity Outsource Retirement Savings Plan, it’s important to:
- Specify whether the alternate payee receives a percentage or dollar amount of the employee and employer contributions
- Clarify that only vested employer contributions are subject to division
- Establish a valuation date (e.g., date of separation, divorce date, or date of distribution)

