Fresno California ERISA Blog

In the US, Labor Day is a public holiday honoring the contributions of American workers. As such, Labor Day is often the date in which laws protecting employees are signed into effect.

That was the case in 1974, when then-President, Ford signed the landmark Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), into law.

If you have developed an injury or illness that will keep you out of work, you may be wondering whether you qualify for long term or short term disability in California. You may also wonder if the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) applies to your disability insurance.

If you recently applied for ERISA disability insurance and the company denied your claim, you may be frustrated. Perhaps you are wondering what to do next. The first thing you should know is that you have a limited amount of time to appeal their decision. You must act quickly. Although each policy is slightly different, here are the steps you must take to appeal your ERISA disability claim denial:

We are currently helping a preschool teacher get long-term disability benefits that were denied to her based on faulty and dishonest policy interpretation by the Hartford Insurance Company and we fully expect to get her the benefits she deserves.