The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, commonly referred to as ERISA, is a federal law that governs voluntary established pension and health plans for private business. ERISA establishes and set the minimum standards for how private business must run these plans.
ERISA is a board area of law that is very complex. To find the best Southern California ERISA attorney that meets your needs, you need to figure out what type of employer establish plan is affecting your rights. Is the a pension plan, a 401k retirement plan, a health plan or some other type of things that you feel your rights have been violated. Once you figure out the type of plan involved, you need to locate a Los Angeles ERISA lawyer that deals specifically or specializes in those types of ERICA claims or lawsuits.
Its also a good idea to find an attorney that generally represents the Plaintiffs in these types of ERISA violation claims so that there are no conflict of interest issues that can arise when an attorney represents both employers, employees, and those that manage the plans and provide the financial investment funds.
You always want someone who is going to fight for your rights. In the days to come, we will get in more details with the types of common ERISA violations, your rights and remedies under the law.