Pascagoula Employee Benefits Attorneys

Find the right Employee Benefits attorney in Pascagoula, MS

  • /10
  • Client Overall
    Satisfaction Rate*
*TrustPilot score as of 010118

Benefits and pension arrangements are part of both the hiring process as well the retirement or termination process. There are also laws that allow employees who lose their jobs to continue the health coverage they had with their employer while they look for new work.

Additionally, if a Pascagoula employer guaranteed any benefits to the employer in a contract when work began, they must make good on these. While some benefits are paid by the employer, others involve voluntary employee contributions. Moreover, employers often require that the employee work for a minimum amount of time with them before they are eligible to receive benefits.

What Employee Benefits are Protected by Mississippi law?

Employers owe specific legal duties to the employees in providing them with medical plans. Under Mississippi law, employers must disclose health plan information, and the employee is entitled to equal treatment in the processing of any claims under the medical plan. Some laws also permit employees who lost their jobs to continue receiving the health coverage they had with their prior employer while they seek new employment.

In the city of Pascagoula, employees who receive pension programs are owed a legal duty by the employer. First of all, the employer has a duty to provide all the benefits that may have been stated in the pension payment plan. Second, under a matched contribution plan, the employer must bear the risk of any investments that are made on behalf of employees.

How can a Pascagoula, Mississippi Pension and Benefits Attorney Help?

In Pascagoula, Mississippi, lawyers can help those employers who need guidance in creating pension plans that comply with employment laws. Attorneys may also assist employees when it comes to obtaining the benefits described in a particular plan.

Talk to an Employment Law Attorney now!

Life in Pascagoula

Pascagoula, Mississippi is a city in Jackson County. As of a 2007 estimate by the United States Census Bureau, it has a population of about 24,000 people.

Native American tribes have inhabited Pascagoula for thousands of years, and the name comes from a word that means "bread-eaters" which is how one of the groups of native inhabitants referred to themselves. A Spanish explorer is believed to have made first contact with them in 1540. However, the first permanent European settlement did not come until the 1700s. This area did not become part of the United States until 1812. Before then, it changed handsmultipletimesbetween the French, Spanish, and English. Pascagoula became a city, under the state's legal definition, in 1901. The current downtown area of Pascagoula was once part of Scranton, Mississippi, until the two towns merged in 1912.

Pascagoula, Mississippi is strategically situated on the Gulf of Mexico. Accordingly, its beaches are a popular tourist destination, and its fisheries are an important part of its economy.

If you live in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and have any sort of legal problem, you can probably find someone to help you with it. Pascagoula, Mississippi lawyers can handle just about any case that they might be faced with.

Clients Rate LegalMatch Attorneys
(click to read reviews)

Christopher T.
Christopher T.

Employment & Labor Law

Pasadena, CA

Chris M.
Chris M.

Employment & Labor Law

Southlake, TX

Brian H.
Brian H.

Employment & Labor Law

Aurora, IL