ERISA

There are many federal laws that protect workers in vulnerable positions. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) helps ensure that workers can count on certain types of benefits provided by their employers. Under ERISA, companies have a...

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established pension and health plans in the private sector to protect individuals who benefit from these plans. Instituted in 1974, ERISA is designed...

Having the right insurance coverage can protect people from a variety of challenging scenarios, including situations in which they can no longer work to support themselves and their families. Someone who is temporarily unable to work from due to health issues may...

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA, ensures that hard-working adults have financial stability in retirement. The act has specific guidelines that all employers must follow. Employees must ensure they know their rights under ERISA to be sure they’re...

The Employment Retirement Income Security Act sets minimum federal standards for voluntarily established pensions and other benefit plans for employees. It also contains broad federal powers that block or preempt state regulation of certain health insurance plans. In...

Not everyone who works in New York does so for the love of their career. Though some individuals may work because it brings them a sense of fulfillment or purpose, many work to support their loved ones and to save for their eventual retirements. Retirement, which the...

Unions provide workers in New York and New Jersey with many protections and rights in the workplace that they may not have if they worked for a private business without a labor union. However, unions need to make sure that the collective bargaining agreements they...

In all likelihood, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 protects your pension or retirement plan. If you also have a welfare benefit plan, ERISA likely protects that as well. The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration explains...

New York residents have several protections as workers. Many laws are in place that help keep you and your rights safe. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is one of these things. This labor law establishes standards for pension plans. It sets minimum...

As a New York health care worker, you likely rely on your pension plan to provide you with benefits once you retire. If you work for a religiously-affiliated organization, however, you may be in for a nasty surprise.  As AARP reports, the Employee Retirement Income...