Employee vs. Employer Contributions
401(k) accounts typically include both employee deferrals and employer matching contributions. In the Solize Usa Corporation 401(k) Plan, those employer contributions may be subject to a vesting schedule. If the employee hasn’t worked at Solize usa corporation 401k plan long enough, a significant portion of the employer match might not be vested.
When writing a QDRO, we recommend specifying whether the alternate payee is entitled to:
- Only employee contributions, or
- Both employee and vested employer contributions?
If not properly stated, the alternate payee may inadvertently forfeit their share of vested funds—or, worse, the unvested portion might be awarded but ultimately unavailable because it’s forfeited upon job separation.

