ERISA requires plans to provide participants with plan information including important information about plan features and funding; provides fiduciary responsibilities for those who manage and control plan assets; requires plans to establish a grievance and appeals process for participants to get benefits from their plans; and gives participants the right to sue for benefits and breaches of fiduciary duty. Attorneys may represent employees or they may represent the company in the design, preparation, and review of plan, trust, and employee communication documents to implement pension, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, fringe benefit, flexible benefit, and all types of employee welfare plans.
Hayward (formerly, Haywards, Haywards Station, and Haywood) is a city located in the East Bay in Alameda County. Hayward is the sixth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area and is located on the Bay's eastern shore, sandwiched between San Leandro and Union City, at the eastern terminus of the San Mateo Bridge. The estimated population in 2010 was 151,300. Hayward will have a population of 171,800 by 2030 and bring in approximately 98,000 jobs new jobs. The former suburbs of Mt. Eden and Schafer Park have been incorporated into Hayward.