what are erisa violations 
erisa violations occur when a fiduciary doesn t meet their responsibilities as outlined by erisa for instance a plan administrator who doesn t provide full disclosure about fees and plan benefits may be in violation of the law this may also be the case if a fiduciary misuses funds or fails to send updated information about the plan to participants including statements disclosures and notices the bottom lineas a federal law erisa s main purpose is to protect the interests of workers who participate in qualified plans these include certain employer sponsored healthcare and retirement plans such as 401 k s and pensions erisa regulates plan administrators and sponsors to ensure that they provide plan information to their participants and remain compliant with their fiduciary duties and it s not just plan participants like you who are protected it s your beneficiaries too 