ERISA stands for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The simplest way to understand ERISA is that it establishes minimum standards for most employer-provided retirement, health, and other welfare benefit plans, including life insurance and disability...
If you recently applied for ERISA disability insurance and the insurance 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....
We all want happy endings. Earlier this week a case was brought before the fifth circuit court fighting for what appeared to be denied paln. Earlier this month, a separate case was brought to the sixth circuit claiming a denial of enhanced plan. We don't want to spoil...
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...
