Hazelton is a city in Emmons County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 237 at the 2000 census. Hazelton was founded in 1902. To combat population loss, city leaders of Hazelton have offered free land and start up money for people to move there . Only one family however took up the offer and now after four years they plan to leave. They claim the residents of the small town are not friendly to outsiders.

What is employee benefits and ERISA law?

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.

Answers to employee benefits and ERISA law issues in North Dakota

Individual retirement plans are accounts that you can set up for yourself, without any connection to your employer,...

An employer retirement plan is just what it sounds like: a plan set up by your employer to fund your retirement....