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Guidelines & Minimum Standards<\/h2>\n
The law requires that these pension and health plans:<\/p>\n
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- Inform company employees about plan features and funding<\/li>\n
- Establish minimum standards for participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding<\/li>\n
- Give financial responsibility to those managing and controlling plan assets<\/li>\n
- Include a grievance and appeals process for workers to get their benefits<\/li>\n
- Give workers\u00a0the right to sue for benefits\u00a0and for failure to maintain financial responsibilities<\/li>\n
- Guarantee that workers will be paid certain benefits by a corporation established by the federal government (Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation<\/a>) if the plans are terminated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Disability & Health Insurance Claims<\/h2>\n
The Department of Labor provides extensive health insurance guidelines<\/a>. Still, it isn’t always easy for workers to get information on their benefits and employer responsibilities. Still another set of pages describes claims procedures, to whom they apply, what is covered, the relationship between ERISA requests for benefits and Medicare, and many more aspects of ERISA coverage.<\/p>\n
The ERISA website<\/a> explains patient benefits and employer obligations.\u00a0 The Compliance Assistance<\/a> section is to help employers and employee benefit plan practitioners comply with ERISA requirements when administering employee retirement and welfare benefit plans. The Consumer Information on Health Plans<\/a> has additional information from the Department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nClaim Denials<\/h2>\n
If you applied for payment for disability and your claim was denied, you may still believe you are entitled to benefits. Trying to slog through the government\u2019s explanations of eligibility, timelines, and other details about your ERISA benefits may prove to be frustrating. It is for many people.<\/p>\n
If you believe your claim was wrongly denied, you should speak with an ERISA lawyer who can help guide you through the process. Trying to be your own advocate in an ERISA case is nearly impossible, because of the complexity of the rules and regulations.<\/p>\n
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