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.
Ashburnham is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts. At the 2000 census the town population was 5,546. It is home to Cushing Academy, a private preparatory school. For geographic and demographic information on the village of South Ashburnham, please see the article South Ashburnham, Massachusetts.