If You Don’t Understand the ERISA Regulations Requiring the Disability Carrier to Make a Timely Decision On Your Claim, You’ll Hate Yourself!
If your short or long term disability claim is ERISA claim covered by federal law, the ERISA regulations provide, that “in the case of a plaintiff disability benefits, the plan administrators shall notify the claimant… of the claimant’s adverse benefit determination within a reasonable period of time, but no later 45 days after the receipt of the claim by the plan. This period may be extended by the plan for up to 30 days, provided that plan administrator both determines that such an extension is necessary that it matters in the control of plan and notifies the claimant prior the...
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