When Disability Benefits and Disability Rights Collide: What ERISA Claimants Need to Know About the ADA
When Disability Benefits and Disability Rights Collide: What ERISA Claimants Need to Know About the ADA
If you are receiving long-term disability (LTD) benefits through your employer's benefit plan, or if you have applied for those benefits after your employer refused to accommodate your disability, you…
How Do I Transition My ERISA Disability Claim from Short-Term to Long-Term Disability?
How Do I Transition My ERISA Disability Claim from Short-Term to Long-Term Disability? Summary Answer ▸ STD approval does not guarantee LTD approval — the two plans often have different…
Court Awards Short Term Disability Benefits Against Intel Disability Plan, Remands Long Term Disability Claim After Finding Claims Administrator Abused Discretion by Dismissing Treating Physicians’ Opinions
In Gupta v. Intel Short-Term Disability Plan, No. 25-cv-00871-NC, 2026 WL 821590 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 25, 2026), an ERISA action arising from the denial of short-term disability (“STD”) and long-term…
District of Vermont Upholds Denial of Disability Benefits Where Employee Alleged Long COVID But Objective Evidence Did Not Support Disability Before Termination
In Weiss v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company & Verista, Inc., No. 2:24-CV-00591-CR, 2026 WL 483280 (D. Vt. Feb. 20, 2026), the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont…
District of New Jersey Affirms Narrow Scope of ERISA Discovery, Holds Prior STD Claim File Is Not Part of LTD Administrative Record
In Stallman v. First Unum Life Insurance Company, et al, No. CV 23-20975 (JXN)(LDW), 2025 WL 3749611 (D.N.J. Dec. 29, 2025), the United States District Court for the District of…
Court Partially Rejects Exhaustion Defense in ERISA Fiduciary-Breach Case
In Bechtel v. Wexford Health Sources Inc., et al., No. CV-25-08006-PCT-DLR, 2025 WL 3537563 (D. Ariz. Dec. 10, 2025), the district court addressed whether the plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative…
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