This premiere episode of ERISA Watch, host Elizabeth Hopkins discusses a real life example of how the federal law of ERISA works in the context of today's employee healthcare benefit environment. 

Elizabeth does this through a conversation with two clients, union members from the entertainment industry.  These men lost access to their healthcare benefits through language and rules with their plans that are quirky at best.  

Listen to episode one to learn more about ERISA and to realize how precarious our healthcare is in this country, especially as it is tied to employment.

Tune in next month as we discuss mental health parity.

ERISA stands for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and governs most of our employee benefits. While this area of law may not seem as engrossing as other areas of law such as criminal law, the impact labor laws have on our lives are just as compelling and the stakes are just as high. This law blankets areas such as mental health, eating disorders, our retirement accounts, life insurance, and more. Erisa watch will tell stories of individuals whose lives have been dramatically affected and show why Erisa matters.