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Date: 08-11-2023
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Case Number: 3:23-cv-00189
Judge: Sarala V. Nagala
Court: United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (New Haven County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Cileesa Terra-Espinal and Eve-Lynn Gisonni
Defendant's Attorney: Paul Anthony
Description: New Haven, Connecticut employment law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a wrongful denail of E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits.
"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 applies to employee benefit plans that are sponsored by private employers, including:
Retirement plans, such as 401(k)s, pensions, and profit-sharing plans
Health plans
Disability plans
Life insurance plans
Long-term care insurance plans
ERISA does not apply to government plans, such as Social Security, or to plans sponsored by religious organizations.
ERISA requires plans to provide participants with certain information, including:
Plan documents
Summary plan descriptions
Annual reports
Participant statements
ERISA also requires plans to establish a grievance and appeals process for participants to challenge plan decisions.
ERISA provides participants with certain rights, including:
The right to receive plan information
The right to participate in the plan
The right to make investment decisions
The right to sue the plan for breach of fiduciary duty
If you have an ERISA-covered plan, you should be familiar with your rights and protections under the law. You can get more information about ERISA from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA).
Here are some additional things to keep in mind about ERISA:
ERISA plans are subject to strict fiduciary standards. This means that the people who manage and control the plan must act in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries.
ERISA plans are not FDIC insured. This means that if the plan's investments lose value, participants may not be able to recover their losses.
ERISA plans are subject to annual reporting and disclosure requirements. This means that participants have the right to receive certain information about the plan, such as the plan's financial statements and investment returns.
ERISA plans are subject to a claims procedure. This means that participants have the right to appeal a plan decision that they believe is wrong.
If you have any questions about your ERISA-covered plan, you should contact the plan administrator. The plan administrator is the person or entity responsible for administering the plan. You can usually find the plan administrator's contact information in the plan's summary plan description."
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Outcome: Settled and dismissed with prejudice.
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