Decades ago, The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 passed. Also known as ERISA, it set up some very important benefit options for people who had retirement and health plans. Companies can do more than ERISA demands, if they so choose, but the minimum...
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Why might you have to fight for your disability benefits?
Some individuals count on long-term disability policies to provide them with benefits if they are unable to work. Unfortunately, these are sometimes very difficult to obtain because they might be covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Not all...
3 necessary forms of evidence for your ERISA claim/appeal
The policies determining your long-term disability (LTD) benefits from your employer are regulated by federal ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) laws. Under this system, your applications for disability are assessed by your company’s insurance company....
What to know about the timeline of an ERISA disability claim
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) also includes provisions for securing your disability benefits and sets guidelines as to how plan administrators must process your disability claims. While it undoubtedly is important for you to get your...
How do you get objective evidence of an invisible medical condition?
Some medical conditions are easy to spot. If you slipped a disc in your back or injured your hands, for example, there are tests that can show the damage to your body -- even when it’s largely internal. But what about invisible disabilities? No matter what your...