ERISA / Employee Benefits
Protect Your Employment BenefitsEmployee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)The federal Employee Retirement Income Savings Act (ERISA) governs benefits from your employer. If you are denied or lose health insurance, long-term or short-term disability, or pension benefits, you need an ERISA attorney. To learn more about ERISA and employee benefits, call Berlin Law Offices, LLC, at 866-587-6215 or 860-398-4871. We represent people throughout Connecticut, including the cities of New Britain, Rocky Hill, Hartford, and Middletown. What is ERISA?ERISA is a federal act with a goal to protect employees' interests in employment benefit plans. This act requires employers to disclose certain information to participants and act as fiduciaries for those plans. Remedies and sanctions are provided under federal law. This act protects you from losing your disability benefits, pension plans, and healthcare. It also helps when you have a claim under one of those plans denied. Some of commonly litigated ERISA issues involve:
Contact Berlin Law Offices, LLC if you have questions concerning ERISA disability insurance policies, employee retirement or pension plans, life insurance policies, and health insurance plans. Many employers deny disability benefits and other benefits before they have vested. Most benefits vest after you have been employed for a certain period. Fearing paying large sums of money, employers terminate employees before they file a claim. Challenge the denial of benefits, by contacting us. To learn more about ERISA and employment benefits, call Berlin Law Offices at 866-587-6215 or 860-398-4871, or fill out and submit the attached contact the firm form. Free initial consultation. Weekend and evening appointments available. |
