Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA")

Securing Your Employee Benefits and Your Right to Use Them

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act — or ERISA — is the federal law that protects your retirement plan and ability to utilize your employer's offered insurance plans. In short, it is the law that protects your benefits. If you are retaliated against because you have utilized one or more of your employee benefits, then you may possess a claim pursuant to ERISA.

ERISA requires no prior administrative steps to advance a claim and ERISA but has strict deadlines. Contact Virginia Employment Law for a consultation.