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ERISA - Employee Retirement Income Security Act
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) lays out federal law demands for employer retirement plan policies. It specifies what employers must do to create, administer, and maintain employee benefit retirement programs to stay on the right side of the law, including avoiding inadvertent promises that may restrict employer rights and preventing informal practices from becoming ERISA-covered policies. Continue ERISA
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NEWS/ARTICLES
Supreme Court Sides With Firefighters In Race Case
Proposed Regs Require Disclosure Of 401k Plan Fees And Expenses
New Safe Harbor Proposed For Small Pension Benefits & Welfare Benefits Plans
New Regs Covering Default 401(k) Investments Provide Fiduciary
DOL Updates Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program
Plan Exclusions Ward Off ERISA Claims
ERISA Fiduciary Duties Relating To Company Stock Options
Calculating Retirement Benefits Of Temp-To-Perm Employees
Changing An Employee’s Retirement Date May Violate ERISA
Evaluating Benefits Determination Decisions For ERISA Conflicts Of Interest
Locating Missing Participants Is An ERISA Fiduciary Duty
Disallowing Severance Pay May Violate ERISA
Employees May Sue Plan Fiduciaries After Company Stock Tanks
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FAQs
- When does a company run the risk of having its unwritten and informal benefit practices become subject to ERISA provisions?
- Can an employer be held responsible under ERISA for a promise made by a manager even though it contradicted company policy and was made without authority?
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