ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act)

The McCormack Firm, LLC provides counseling and litigation services to a variety of entities and individuals on matters arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). These may involve plan administrators, plan sponsors, insurers, or investment companies, and concern:

  • Employee benefits
  • Health Insurance plans
  • Disability Insurance plans
  • Life Insurance plans
  • Retirement benefit plans
  • 401(k) plans
  • Employee stock ownership plans
  • Profit sharing and defined contribution plans
  • Claims seeking benefits
  • Claims for breach of fiduciary duty
  • Claims for restitution, rights of reimbursement, and statutory penalties
  • Pension plans

Representative cases

  • Prevailed at First Circuit on behalf of two Fortune 100 corporations in benefits dispute arising out of company's nationwide employee benefits plan.
  • Represented a third party administrator of multiple employee benefit plans in a multimillion-dollar breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit.
  • Defeated claim before the MCAD that an employee benefit plan illegally discriminated between benefits for mental health conditions and benefits for other conditions.
  • In case of first impression in the First Circuit, obtained dismissal of claims against former plan administrator on the theory that section 502 of ERISA cannot be enforced against a former plan administrator.
  • Obtained summary judgment in multiple cases on whether a former employee continued to qualify for benefits under terms of a benefit plan.
  • Negotiated resolution of pension overpayment claims under qualified and non-qualified plans.
  • Investigated valuation issues related to employee stock ownership plan and possible fiduciary breaches.
  • Class action defense of 401(k) plan dispute.

Serving institutional and individual clients since 1981

Call The McCormack Firm, LLC at 617-951-2929 or contact us online today.

Contact Info

The McCormack Firm, LLC
Attorneys at Law

One International Place, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02110

Phone: 617-951-2929
Fax: 617-951-2672

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