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ERISA BLOG
This ERISA blog is designed for ERISA plan participants and beneficiaries. The goal is to help you understand your legal rights under an ERISA plan, including a 401k plan, a traditional pension plan or a group health plan–and to help you decide if you need to sue to enforce those rights.
FAIR VALUE HIERARCHY
Pension assets must be valued and reported at "fair value." The goal, of course, is to categorize each asset by its...
STANDING TO SUE UNDER DEFINED BENEFITS PENSION PLAN
A plan participant's standing to sue under a define benefit pension plan was addressed by the US Supreme Court in two...
401k LITIGATION: FOCUS ON PERFORMANCE OR FEES?
At McBride PC, we focus on performance of a pension or 401(k) plan, rather than fees. We are far more concerned that a...
CHARACTERISTICS AND RISKS
FINRA guidance requires a broker-dealer to assure that retail investors understand the unique characteristics and...
REPO MARKET PENSION RISK
Repo market pension risk arises from the very large amount of money invested in repo trades by pension plan managers....
ADVENTIST HEALTH AND RIDEOUT EMPLOYEE WELFARE PLAN
The Adventist Health and Rideout Employee Welfare Plan 501 is a self-insured group health plan under ERISA. The Plan...
About this Blog
This ERISA blog is for ERISA plan participants and beneficiaries. The goal is to help you understand your legal rights under an ERISA plan, including a 401k plan, a traditional pension plan or group health plans. This ERISA blog also includes other areas we have cases in: vaccination mandate law and healthcare sharing law.

About the Author
Kevin McBride is an ERISA litigation lawyer in Los Angeles, with cases nationwide. He is admitted into three California US District Courts (Central, Southern, and Northern), the US District Court for the District of Utah, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. McBride holds a BA degree in Economics from the University of Utah and a JD from the University of Utah College of Law, where he served on the Utah Law Review. He is a member of the Federalist Society and the Federal Bar Association.