The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1975 (“ERISA”) is a federal statute that was passed to ensure the fair treatment of employees who are covered by an employer-funded health and disability insurance plan. The federal law does not directly provide any...
On March 23, 2023, the House of Representatives failed to achieve the two-thirds majority required to override a veto by President Biden of a bill allowing retirement fund managers to consider specific factors in investments. A Labor Department ruling in 2020 required...
Many people in Austin receive their health insurance through their employers’ health plan options. Many of these health insurance plans are governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Like any health insurance plan, there are different coverage...
Many employees treat health insurance plan paperwork as they do heat and air conditioning: They disregard them until an emergency arises. A federal law known as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) regulates employer-provided health insurance. Though...
Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), employers are required to ensure that employees receive the long-term disability (LTD) benefits they are entitled to receive. However, ERISA claim denials are more common than people realize. As you begin your...
Being insured is important for residents in Texas and elsewhere. With a traditional insurance company, a claim is filed based on the terms of the insurance contract. Thus, if an insurer refuses to pay a claim for a benefit, it is possible for them to file a suit in...
The Employment Retirement Income Security Act provides oversight and structure for private health plans, retirement plans and pensions. ERISA is not a plan itself but a set of rules that set minimum standards for the operation of these plans to protect workers from...
ERISA can provide many important protections for workers with concerns about their insurance and insurance claims that are being unreasonably delayed or denied. ERISA stands for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and is important for insurance claimants to be...
You may have heard the term ERISA without knowing what it really does. The Employment Retirement Income Security Act provides oversight for health and disability plans provided to employees by their employers. And it has some very specific requirements for how those...
Many employees in Texas receive benefits, such as health insurance, from their employers. Thus, when issues arise related to their health insurance claims, this may cause an employee to question whether he or she could file an action to ensure his or her rights are...
