ERISA is short for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Adopted in 1974, ERISA sets stringent standards for retirement and other employee benefits plans for private industries to ensure that funds placed in these plans will be made available to employees when they retire, or at any other time they are lawfully allowed to receive them.
You have a right to sue and enforce your rights under your ERISA-covered employment plan in the following instances:
If you are experiencing issues in relation to an employee benefits claim, it is likely you will need to engage an ERISA attorney to assist you. The ERISA legislation can be difficult to maneuver, so it is highly advisable to hire a legal expert to guide you and apply the legislation to protect your rights and interests.
To get started with finding an ERISA attorney to help you with your case, check the available attorneys in your location by going over this list of ERISA lawyers by state.