Posts Tagged ‘#ERISA’
Firing Allegedly Motivated by Medical Bills
A court ruled that an employee’s termination for apparently violating an employer’s no-call, no-show policy may have been motivated to free the employer from the significant medical bills of the employee’s son, which arguably would violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The employee took medical leave from his position at Atlas Industries for…
Read MoreNew ERISA Claims Procedures for Plans Providing Disability Benefits Effective April 1, 2018
HIGHLIGHTS: Administrators of employee benefit plans governed by ERISA should make sure now that the claims procedures contained in their affected benefit plans comply with new regulations applicable to disability benefits. The new regulations, intended to ensure the independence and impartiality of plan decision-makers when determining disability benefit claims, are effective for any claims filed…
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