Kantor & Kantor, LLP Celebrates World MS DayMay 30th is World MS Day – a day to celebrate global solidarity for awareness, support, and research for those suffering from multiple sclerosis. This year’s theme is “I Can Connect. We Can Connect” and the MS Society, MS Coalition, and Kantor & Kantor, LLP are helping communities […]
Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) – also called chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) – is a serious and often permanent health condition characterized mostly by constant exhaustion and chronic pain. Although this condition is diagnosed hundreds of thousands of times per year in the United States, it is still not well understood. It is hardy even talked about […]
This year Mental Illness Awareness Weeks runs from October 3rd through October 9th. This year Mental Illness Awareness Week will be centered around the National Alliance for Mental Illness’s new awareness campaign, “Together for Mental Health.” #Together4MH #MIAW.The focus of Mental Illness Awareness Week will be on the importance of advocating for better care for […]
Group life insurance is a common benefit provided by employers to their workers. But unlike a private life insurance policy, your coverage is contingent on you remaining an employee. So when you stop working at that employer, what happens to your life insurance coverage?There are multiple ways to keep your life insurance coverage from your […]
Your news feed is constantly cluttered with natural disasters – wildfires, hurricanes, and floods seem to have become part of our daily conversations. According to a recent study by the Institute for Economics and Peace, natural disasters on a global scale have increased ten times since the 1960s.We often absorb this information with sorrow for […]
In 2017, 47,000 Americans died by suicide and 17.3 million adults suffered at least one major depressive episode. When I see statistics like those, my mind floods with a flurry of thoughts all at once:“Why?”“How many more have died by suicide since 2017?”“What are the names of the 47,000 who completed suicide?”“How are those with […]
VeryMedical records are an extremely important source of evidence in your disability claim. The records provide proof of the symptoms that disable you; they provide evidence of your treating provider’s opinion about your condition, and they provide proof of the period of time for which you have been disabled.BewareMedical records can also be a trap […]
Many employers today provide group life insurance coverage for their employees. A benefit adjacent to group life insurance is accidental death and dismemberment (“AD&D”) insurance. AD&D insurance pays you a benefit if you lose a limb or an eye, or it may pay your beneficiary additional life insurance benefits if you die in an accident.Most […]
The United States Department of Education recently announced it would forgive the student debt of more than 300,000 disabled borrowers. Could this impact your long-term disability benefits?The topic this pertains to is offsets (amounts that can be subtracted). Insurance carriers are allowed to take offsets from their claimants’ benefits. The “Other Income” provision of your […]
On August 23, 2021, Kantor & Kantor, LLP, filed a complaint against Blue Shield of California in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles alleging Breach of Contract, Breach of the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, and violation of California Civil Code Section 3428.After a routine mammogram […]
