AT&T and its numerous subsidiaries have a common short-term and long-term disability plan. Depending on your date of hire, you may be eligible for 26 or 52 weeks of short-term disability benefits potentially followed by long-term disability benefits. Under the...
AT&T Disability Plans
AT&T and its numerous subsidiaries have a common short-term and long-term disability plan. Depending on your date of hire, you may be eligible for 26 or 52 weeks of short-term disability benefits potentially followed by long-term disability benefits. Under the...
Long Term Disability for Bipolar Disorder? Call the ERISA Law Group
Unfortunately, in today's day and age, mental illness is still something that plagues Americans. Far too many people do not take Bipolar Disorder seriously and unfortunately the insurance companies are at the top of that list. Even if you're receiving regular...
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Long Term Disability, and You
If you are one of the thousands of Americans that suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, then you know how difficult it can be to complete the most basic every day tasks. Oftentimes, those who suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome find it very hard to wake up and go to...
PTSD and the Fight for Recovery
Attacking its victims with stress, anxiety and panic while exposing them to the traumatic event replaying over and over in their heads, PTSD can forever alter how you live your life. Although there are fantastic treatments available, they can be costly without...
The “Common Fund” Doctrine
In 2013 the United States Supreme Court addressed the question of the application of equitable principles, especially the common fund doctrine, to an ERISA benefit plans demand for reimbursement of benefits previously paid. Under the common fund doctrine a litigant or...
ERISA Appeals are Fighting Across the Nation
We all want happy endings. Earlier this week a case was brought before the fifth circuit court fighting for what appeared to be denied pension benefits. Earlier this month, a separate case was brought to the sixth circuit claiming a denial of enhanced pension...
Cancer and ERISA: Long Term Disability Lawyers Can Help
Millions live with it everyday, and millions more will be diagnosed in years to come, and that is just in the United States. Cancer is a world-wide epidemic with no real cure, and it rears its ugly head into so many lives that are forever changed by its consequences....
ERISA Lawyers: Fighting for You in the Courtroom
Although we try to work with you, your employer, and your insurance company to get you what you need without the expenses of a courtroom, some cases require a more proactive approach. This is why we have the largest network of ERISA lawyers who are seasoned in ERISA...
ERISA Appeals Nationwide
Because ERISA is a federal law, we believe that your ERISA appeals lawyer should be familiar with its nationwide impacts, and how to handle your specific case in your specific region. The two mistakes people make when if comes to ERISA appeals are: Consulting a lawyer...