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.
Defiance is a small village in Bedford County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The village is home to approximately 100 residents. It is located along Six Mile Run Road (State Route 1036) in Broad Top Township, Pennsylvania. There are five employers in Defiance: Broad Top Township (local government and road maintenance), United States Postal Service, Tri County Petroleum, The Defiance Station Store and Deli, and the Defiance Elementary School branch of Tussey Mountain School District.