The deferred compensation plan or plans established pursuant to this article shall exist and serve in addition to other retirement, pension or benefit systems established by the state employer and any public employer. The deferred compensation plan or plans established by this article shall not supersede, make inoperative or reduce any benefits provided by the consolidated retirement system or programs established by the state employer or any public employer, or any other retirement, pension or benefit program established by law for the benefit of employees.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 5-10B-6

  • Deferred compensation: means the income and earnings on that income an employee may legally defer for personal income tax purposes pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code until distribution. See West Virginia Code 5-10B-2
  • plan: means a trust whereby the state employer or a public employer agrees with an employee for the voluntary reduction in employee compensation for the payment of benefits by the state employer or the public employer to the employee at a later date pursuant to this article and the federal laws and regulations relating to eligible state deferred compensation plans as described in Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code. See West Virginia Code 5-10B-2
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • State employer: means the State of West Virginia, which includes every state board, commission, agency and instrumentality. See West Virginia Code 5-10B-2