Virginia Model Statement of ERISA Rights
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The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans.
ERISA prohibits fiduciaries from misusing funds and also sets minimum standards for participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding of retirement plans. It also grants retirement plan participants the right to sue for benefits and breaches of fiduciary duty.
Under ERISA, anyone who exercises discretionary authority over plan assets or plan management has a fiduciary duty toward the plan's participants. As a result, fiduciaries must run the plan solely for the benefit of its participants, and failure to do so is an ERISA violation.
Accounts Covered by ERISA ERISA can cover both defined-benefit and defined-contribution plans offered by employers. Common types of employer-sponsored retirement accounts that fall under ERISA include 401(k) plans, pensions, deferred-compensation plans, and profit-sharing plans.
Examples of ERISA Health and Retirement PlansWelfare benefit plans, including medical, dental, life insurance, apprenticeship and training, scholarship funds, severance pay, and disability insurance. Pension plans, profit-sharing plans, stock bonus plans, money purchase plans, and 401(k) plans.
ERISA requires plans to provide participants with plan information including important information about plan features and funding; sets minimum standards for participation, vesting, benefit accrual and funding; provides fiduciary responsibilities for those who manage and control plan assets; requires plans to
ERISA requires plans to provide participants with plan information including important information about plan features and funding; sets minimum standards for participation, vesting, benefit accrual and funding; provides fiduciary responsibilities for those who manage and control plan assets; requires plans to
Federal law (ERISA) requires that employers provide certain documents relating to their employee benefit plans to the people who are covered by the plans.
ERISA requires plans to provide participants with plan information including important information about plan features and funding; sets minimum standards for participation, vesting, benefit accrual and funding; provides fiduciary responsibilities for those who manage and control plan assets; requires plans to
ERISA requires a formal written plan document, a summary plan description (SPD), and a summary of benefits & coverage (SBC). Each of these requirements is discussed in more detail below. A formal plan document is required for every ERISA plan.
