ERISA FAQs
A. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is a Federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry to provide protection to individuals In these plans.
A. ERISA sets the standards of conduct for those who manage an employee benefit plan and its assets (called fiduciaries). An ERISA-covered group health plan is an employment-based plan that provides coverage for medical care, including hospitalization, sickness, prescription drugs, vision, or dental.
A. COBRA, HRA’s, HSA’s, FSA’s (flexible savings accounts), 401k Plans, Pension Plans, Dental Insurance Plans, Vision Insurance Plans, Cooperatives, EAP’s (Employee Assistance Plans), Life Insurance Plans, Prepaid Legal Service Plans.