What is ERISA?
If your disability claim will be made under your employer's group disability insurance policy, it is likely governed by ERISA, which stands for the Employment Retirement Income Security Act. This is a Federal Law enacted in 1973. Under ERISA, you have the right to file a suit in federal court if your claim for disability benefits is denied by your insurance company. Unfortunately, unlike almost any other legal situation, under ERISA the disability insurance company will walk into court with an advantage. The ERISA disability insurance system and your disability policy, shaped by insurance company lobbyists in Washington D.C., is...
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