In the course of my efforts to stay current on the law governing Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability claims, I review a lot of cases governed by the federal statute commonly referred to as “ERISA.” ERISA is the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The name sounds like the Act is designed to protect [...]
As part of our goal of serving our clients from beginning to end on their Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability claims, we routinely address questions arising out of the myriad state and federal statutes which govern these claims and other end of employment rights. The alphabet soup of statutory names alone can be [...]
'What does ERISA mean' is a common question that I am asked in client's first meeting. ERISA is an acronym for a federal statute referred to as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. This name is somewhat misleading because it sounds as though it only relates to “retirement income,” in fact, the act governs your [...]
