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A former podcast from Lockton’s ERISA Compliance Consulting team 

You’ve reached the home of ERISA is a Friend of Mine, an informal and informational podcast series that Lockton’s ERISA Compliance Consulting team produced from 2019 to 2022. Scroll down to view and listen to any of the podcast episodes. NOTE: These podcasts have not been updated since their publication dates.

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Jul 22, 2019

After 10 episodes, Ed and Scott finally address the elephant in the room: ERISA … and why it should be your friend. We’ve discussed how it applies to everything from wilderness therapy to specialty drugs but what exactly is ERISA? Well, it’s an acronym for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, but it applies to so much more than retirement plans.

  • What employer-sponsored health and welfare benefits does ERISA apply to?
  • When ERISA does apply, what does it require? (This question may or may not be a loaded one.)
  • What on earth does ERISA have to do with Ed’s wife, bread or grilled cheese?
  • What is the “crown jewel” of ERISA, and why should employers care?
  • What does it take to reach your own moment of ERISA zen?
  • What other laws are “parked in the ERISA garage?”
  • Is Scott’s mom proud of him?
  • And more.