When ERISA was passed in the 1974, it established a set of minimum standards meant to protect individuals covered by health care and pension plans.
These standards include the following:
- Provide individuals with information about their coverage.
- Give individuals benefits like the right to sue.
With these protections in place, individuals have some guarantee that they will be treated fairly.
If you believe your that ERISA protections have been violated, contact the Indiana ERISA lawyer of the Charles D. Hankey Law Office, P.C., at 800-520-3633.
With last year’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), veteran’s groups believed it would be easier for wounded soliders to receive prompt and efficient treatment for their wounds because of the new government system for rating and evaluating injuries.
Sources close to the issue now say that the government’s interpretation of the act may limit care for some wounded veterans. The main issue is the definition of “combat-related operations” which may exclude certain individuals due to the loose interpretation of the term. Veteran’s groups are hoping that a clearer and broader definition of combat-related operations can be agreed upon so that more individuals can receive the care they need.
For assistance with your disability claim, contact the Indiana long-term disability attorneys of the Charles D. Hankey Law Office, P.C. at 317-634-8565 today.
A woman from Maryland has been ordered to pay back $40,000 she admitted to receiving fraudulently from an insurance company between 1999 to 2005.
48 year-old Melody Ann Silver pleaded guilty December 1 to one count of felony theft. Judge Gordon S. McKee III sentenced Silver to five years probation and ordered her to repay the $40,000.
Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Harris alleged that Silver filed regular long-term disability benefits claims after she was injured while working for User Technology Associates. The filings claimed that Silver was no longer working, even though she continued to work from home and earn a salary of more than $60,000.
If you or a loved one has been denied the benefits they deserve, please contact an Indiana Long Term Disability Lawyer of the Charles D. Hankey Law Office by calling 800-520-3633.
A woman in Quebec on long-term disability is fighting to have her benefits reinstated after her employer’s insurance company cut them because of photos posted on Facebook.
29 year-old Nathalie Blanchard has been on leave from her job at IBM for the last year and a half after being diagnosed with major depression. She had been receiving monthly benefits from Manulife Insurance. The payments stopped in the fall.
After contacting the insurance company her insurance agents described several pictures Blanchard had posted on the social networking site Facebook. The photos included one of the woman at a Chippendales bar show, a birthday party and on a beach. Manulife says the photos are evidence that Blanchard is no longer depressed.
Blanchard says that she was just following her doctor’s advice and trying to have fun.
“In the moment I’m happy, but before and after I have the same problems” she said.
If you or a loved one has been denied the benefits they deserve, please contact a Indiana Long Term Disability Lawyer of the Charles D. Hankey Law Office by calling 800-520-3633.
