Does ERISA Apply to County and City of Los Angeles Employee Disability Benefit Plans? Why You Should Care
December 08, 2017 McKennon Law Group PCDo you have a long-term disability claim with the County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles or another Los Angeles government organization? If so, you might be wondering: do the limited remedies available under a federal law called the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) apply to your claim? It is crucial that you determine whether the specific Los Angeles or County of Los Angeles employee welfare benefit plan at issue is governed by California’s insurance bad faith laws, ERISA, or the Los Angeles County Code. The answer will dramatically affect your recoverable damages.
ERISA applies to most employer-sponsored disability, life, health, retirement and many other employee benefit plans. ERISA exempts only two types of employer plans …
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Church Plan ERISA Exemption
June 09, 2017 McKennon Law Group PCThe Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, otherwise known as ERISA, protects employees from unanticipated losses in retirement or pension plans. As we have discussed in several articles on the topic, ERISA safeguards such plans by establishing strict protections and requirements on the administration of most employer-sponsored health, disability, life, retirement and other employee benefits plans. However, ERISA does not govern all employer-sponsored benefit plans. In general, ERISA carves out exemptions for those plans established or maintained by a government or church entity.
Just a few days ago, in Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton, the United States Supreme Court determined a significant question affecting pension plans run by church-affiliated hospitals. As we predicted months ago, the …
Plaintiff Recovers $750,000 Based on Plan Administrator’s Breach of Fiduciary Duty
May 23, 2017 McKennon Law Group PCThe McKennon Law Group PC periodically publishes articles on its Insurance Litigation and Disability Insurance News blogs that deal with frequently asked questions in insurance bad faith, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, annuities, accidental death insurance, ERISA and other areas of law. To speak with a highly skilled Los Angeles long-term disability insurance lawyer at the McKennon Law Group PC, call (949)387-9595 for a free consultation or go to our website at www.mckennonlawgroup.com and complete our free consultation form today.
In some instances, ERISA plan participants may be able to “continue” or “convert” their employer-sponsored long-term disability, life, medical or other insurance policy even after they no longer work for their employer. This ability to convert to an individual policy …
When the Price is Right: Types of Attorneys’ Fee Arrangements For Handling Long-Term Disability ERISA Claims
May 04, 2017 McKennon Law Group PCThe McKennon Law Group PC periodically publishes articles on its Insurance Litigation and Disability Insurance News blogs that deal with frequently asked questions in insurance bad faith, life insurance, long term disability insurance, annuities, accidental death insurance, ERISA and other areas of law. To speak with a highly skilled Los Angeles long-term disability insurance lawyer at the McKennon Law Group PC, call (949)387-9595 for a free consultation or go to our website at www.mckennonlawgroup.com and complete our free consultation form today.
Long-term disability insurance may be the most important type of insurance policy one can buy. In the unfortunate event that an unexpected disability prevents you from working, long-term disability insurance provides a substitute income in your time of need. …
New Ninth Circuit Case Limits Standing of ERISA “Plan Beneficiaries” to Exclude Healthcare Providers
April 10, 2017 McKennon Law Group PCThe McKennon Law Group PC periodically publishes articles on its Insurance Litigation and Disability Insurance News blogs that deal with frequently asked questions in insurance bad faith, life insurance, long term disability insurance, annuities, accidental death insurance, ERISA and other areas of law. To speak with a highly skilled Los Angeles long-term disability insurance lawyer at the McKennon Law Group PC, call (949)387-9595 for a free consultation or go to our website at www.mckennonlawgroup.com and complete our free consultation form today.
Who can sue under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act, otherwise known as “ERISA?” This continues to be a contested question under ERISA and cases are still grappling with this issue. Typically, only certain individuals and entities may bring …
When Does ERISA Apply to a “Continued” or “Converted” Group Insurance Policy?
March 24, 2017 McKennon Law Group PCThe McKennon Law Group PC periodically publishes articles on its Insurance Litigation and Disability Insurance News blogs that deal with frequently asked questions in insurance bad faith, life insurance, long term disability insurance, annuities, accidental death insurance, ERISA and other areas of law. To speak with a highly skilled Los Angeles long-term disability insurance lawyer at the McKennon Law Group PC, call (949)387-9595 for a free consultation or go to our website at www.mckennonlawgroup.com and complete our free consultation form today.
Do you have an employer-sponsored group long-term disability insurance policy, a group life insurance policy or a group medical insurance policy? What do you do when your employer-sponsored group plan is terminated and you have the option to continue …
When and Why Government Plans are not Governed by ERISA
February 24, 2017 McKennon Law Group PCThe McKennon Law Group PC periodically publishes articles on its California Insurance Litigation Blog that deal with related issues in a series of articles dealing with insurance bad faith, life insurance, long-term disability and short-term disability insurance, annuities, accidental death insurance, ERISA, and other areas of the law. To speak with a highly skilled Los Angeles long-term disability insurance lawyer at the McKennon Law Group PC, call (949)387-9595 for a free consultation or visit our website at www.mckennonlawgroup.com and complete a free consultation form.
Determining what law governs your health, life, or disability insurance claim is the first step in the process of defending a wrongfully denied claim. Generally speaking, if you have a denied life, disability or health insurance …
When is a Group Long-Term Disability Insurance Plan Not an ERISA Plan? When it’s Established and Maintained by a Church to Qualify as an ERISA-exempt Church Plan – That’s When
August 15, 2016 McKennon Law Group PCYou know church can be very good for you, but you probably never contemplated that church could help you in ways other than spiritually. Let’s say you find yourself in this position: you become disabled, work for a church-related employer and now want to make a disability claim under your short-term disability and/or long-term disability insurance policy. You wonder: is my claim covered by ERISA or will I have those really good state law remedies because ERISA does not apply? Your question was recently answered by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, albeit in a pension plan case.…
