A St. Petersburg disability attorney can help disabled persons in Florida challenge the wrongful denial of a disability insurance claim by a claims management company like Sedgwick Claims Management Services. Sedgwick is a third-party administrator that handles disability insurance claims for some of Florida’s largest employers. Employers and insurance companies hire Sedgwick to manage disability […]

What is ERISA and How Does It Work The Employment Retirement Income Security Act is a federal law that oversees the management and distribution of many types of employee benefits, including insurance provided by employers for short and long-term disability. If you work for a company, it’s crucial to determine if your disability policy is

ERISA is the system of federal laws that govern the health insurance, disability, and pension plans that employers can offer in the US. Since it is federal law, the rules governing plans under ERISA are essentially the same in every state. However, not every plan falls under ERISA, and states can make rules governing some

A recent study, “Women’s Experiences of Health-Related Communicative Disenfranchisement,”  published in Health Communication, confirms that many women’s  health concerns are often dismissed by physicians. According to the study, many women’s health concerns are met with disbelief that “discredits, silences and/or stereotypes one’s… experiences.” This is “medical gaslighting.” By “gaslighting,” I mean the tendency to treat