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ERISA Administrative Appeal Barred As Untimely

The First Circuit held that a plaintiff failed to timely exhaust her administrative remedies under a long-term disability plan because the plan’s 180-day time limit for submitting appeals commenced on the date the plaintiff...more

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New ERISA Claims Procedures for Plans Providing Disability Benefits Effective April 1, 2018

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• 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...more

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Three Things Health Care Employers Should Know About Affordable Care Act Section 1557

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Health care providers are likely familiar with the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) prohibitions on discriminating against the recipients of their services, but providers also must be mindful that the ACA may also make them...more

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The Third Circuit Requires Benefit Denial Letters to Contain Plan Limitations Period

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In Mirza v. Insurance Administrator of America, Inc., No. 13-3535 (3d Cir. August 26, 2015), the Third Circuit became the latest Court to require benefit denial letters to include a notification of the plan’s limitations...more

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ERISA Plan Can't Shrink Deadlines Without Providing Notice, Says 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals

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The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled that an ERISA plan can’t shorten the deadline for filing a legal action challenging a denial of benefits unless the participant receives written communication of the plan’s altered...more

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