You have worked long and hard for your employer. And now after years of faithful service, you are about to vest in the pension or 401(k) plan. But shortly before your vesting, you are fired. You are told work performance is not up to par, but nothing about your performance has actually changed. You are told that they are downsizing, but you see they are advertising for your position in the paper, and that they are still hiring. The real reason your employer wants to get rid of you is to take away the pension or 401(k) benefits that you have earned with your dedicated service. It is illegal under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) in New York State and New York City for your employer to fire you just because you are about to vest in pension benefits. It may also be illegal to favor some employees with pension and 401(k) benefits, while depriving others, or to administer the pension or 401(k) plan in an improper manner.

Contact us online or call us at (212) 949-1001 so that we can review if your New York City employer has wrongfully deprived your of pension or  401(k) benefits.