No one should ever be subject to sexual harassment in the workplace. That is both state and federal law. It is also a matter of basic morality. With the explosion of sexual harassment revelations that have occurred during the past year – what some are now calling “Hurricane Harvey” – employers and employees are, again, […]
One of the more notable observations of the responsibility of plan administrators to provide full and fair reviews consistent with 29 U.S.C. § 1133 appeared two decades ago in Univ. Hosps. of Cleveland v. Emerson Elec. Co., 202 F.3d 839, 848 n. 7 (6th Cir. 2000). There, Judge Gerald Rosen, former chief U.S. district judge […]
Insurance companies administering ERISA long-term disability claims may be facing new rules. In 2012 the U.S. Department of Labor’s ERISA Advisory Council undertook a study on issues relating to managing disability claims in the ERISA administrative review context. The Advisory Council recommended that the USDOL review the current claims regulation and recommend specific updates and […]
J.J. Conway was a featured speaker at the State Bar of Michigan’s Annual Meeting and NEXT lawyer development conference held in the Cobo Convention Center in Detroit, Michigan on Friday, September 29, 2017. Conway made presentation to new attorneys and those interested in self-employment in a presentation entitled, Hanging Out Your Shingle in 2017. Conway has […]
The Michigan Court of Appeals has held that, for the purposes of a claim under the Court of Claims Act, the statute of limitations may begin to run prior to any actual deprivation of financial benefit. In Bauserman v. Unemployment Insurance Agency, No. 333181 (Mich. Ct. App. Jul. 18, 2017), the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency […]
In twenty years of handling employee benefit disputes, I have made a few observations of the ways to keep a long-term disability insurance claim in “approved status” or “open” as insurance companies say. A disability claimant’s medical file should include accurate and documented history of disability and should always be up to date. A disability […]
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THE SUMMIT
- The Trend of ERISA Class Actions Against Universities Picks Up Strength as Cornell Workers Class Is Certified
- The United States Secretary of Labor Files Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs’ Standing in Mitchell v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota
- Federal Court Details Reliance Standard’s Long History Of Abuse In The Handling Of ERISA Long Term Disability Claims
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