When you navigate the complicated terrain of employer-sponsored Long Term Disability (LTD) benefits, It is crucial to understand how SSA determinations can impact your LTD benefits. First, your SSDI claim will impact the chance of your LTD claim being approved. Your LTD benefits under such a policy typically hinge on proving that you are unable […]
Category Archives: ERISA
Critical Questions To Ask When Hiring an ERISA Attorney
You deserve quality support during your ERISA litigation. Know what to look for in an ERISA attorney, starting with the critical questions to ask.
Demystifying ERISA Plans and the Rights And Benefits They Afford You
Learn the basic rights, protections, and benefits you’re granted by ERISA plans when you’re submitting a long-term disability claim.
The ERISA Law: Important Concepts and Protections for the Average Employee
Have your rights under ERISA law been breached? Understand your protections and how an attorney can help you secure your long-term disability benefits.
What Is The Employee Retirement Income Security Act Of 1974? ERISA Explained
Wondering about the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974? Learn all the basics about ERISA and what rights it gives for employees.
ERISA-Governed Long-Term Disability, Health, or Life Insurance Claim Denied: Do I Need An Attorney?
Discover how to reverse your long term disability insurance claim denial via the company’s ERISA administrative appeals process.
How to Choose a Lawyer to Fight a Denial of Your ERISA-Governed Life, Health, or LTD Benefits
You have made a claim for Life, Health, or LTD benefits under your employer’s Benefit Plan. The claim has been denied or your benefits terminated. You need[1] to appeal the denial, or if you have already appealed, and the appeal was denied, and you now want to file a lawsuit to obtain the benefits. You […]
Cigna Doctors Rejecting Health Claims Without Reading Them
ProPublica released a scathing article on March 25, 2023, detailing the manner by which Cigna has systematically denied hundreds of thousands of medical claims in recent years by using automated systems which allow Cigna doctors to “instantly reject a claim on medical grounds without opening the patient file.” Claimants were left with unexpected bills and […]
The Limits Of Arbitration Provisions In The ERISA Context
From the perspective of plan sponsors and fiduciaries, the main advantage of mandatory arbitration is that it has been perceived as a way of avoiding the potentially large recoveries available to plaintiffs in class action lawsuits. But in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 context, accomplishing this through arbitration provisions may not be […]
Six Kantor & Kantor LLP Lawyers Named Super Lawyers for 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DECEMBER 19, 2022Kantor & Kantor congratulates the following attorneys on being selected as Super Lawyers 2023Northridge, California, United States — Six Kantor & Kantor LLP Lawyers Named Super Lawyers for 2023 • Anna Maria Martin Partner | Employee Benefits | 10 Years• Alan Kassan Senior Partner | Employee Benefits & Insurance Coverage […]