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Get a second opinion to boost your disability case
When you suffer from a disability, it’s important that you have the right financial support. Sometimes, it’s difficult to show the injury you have, and that could result in a denial. The good news is that you can get a second medical opinion to back up any evidence...
5 reasons for loss of muscle function
The loss of muscle function can be sudden or gradual, but it has the capacity to affect your life completely. For some, this just happens for a short time and they recover. For others, the loss of function is for life and may even get worse over time. To fully...
Types of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) plans
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) was passed by Congress to help protect workers. Many people don’t understand what this act means for them or even when it applies, however. There are a few specific points that you should know that might help you to...
4 things employees need to know about their ERISA benefits
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is designed to protect your retirement assets. Without this, there could be a potential for fiduciaries to take advantage of plans, misusing or spending down funds. Every employee who has an ERISA-covered plan should...
Seek help with your ERISA claim to avoid common mistakes
Completing your ERISA application is one of the most crucial form filling exercises you will do in your life. In your eagerness to file your claim, it can be easy to make mistakes that see your claim delayed or denied. Here are a few common mistakes people make when...
Your right to a quick determination for ERISA disability benefits
When employees sign up for disability benefits through their employer, they likely look at it as emergency protection that they will probably never need. Few people ever plan to collect on disability benefits. Unfortunately, life has a way of completely altering...
How could you be denied disability benefits when you have cancer?
A cancer diagnosis is shocking for anybody, especially if their early symptoms are mild. Before you even have time to recover your emotional footing, however, you suddenly have to manage doctor visits, treatments and new medications -- all the while feeling like you...
Think you may need to file for disability? Ask yourself these 3 questions
You were smart: You invested in your employer’s long-term disability insurance option when you first started working, even though you were young and healthy at the time. You’re still young -- but not quite so healthy. You think it may be time to file for disability...
Fight back if your claim for an accidental death is denied
Accidental deaths happen, and when they do, families have an opportunity to file a claim. An accidental death and dismemberment claim can be helpful to those who have lost loved ones, because the insurance carrier should pay out benefits that cover medical care, lost...
Brain injuries may impact future learning
Does your career require you to continue learning a lot of new information? Do you work in an industry, such as the tech industry, that is always changing and growing? This can be very exciting when things are going well, but it is clear that your ability to thrive in...
