Your Employee Rights Are At Stake
If you've been to the doctor, you've probably read or heard of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This piece of federal legislation took effect in 1996. It amended the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) once it became law....
The Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a piece of federal legislation that oversees administrators of certain private and public industry retirement, health insurance and other welfare plans. These groups must adhere to certain standards when...
Workers in Washington, D.C., and across the country rely on their employee benefits, including their retirement programs, health insurance and disability insurance. This is one reason why the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA, regulates these programs...
Many workers in the District of Columbia have benefits plans through their employers that are covered by ERISA. When workers apply for benefits from their ERISA plans and are denied, they can appeal the denials. However, the workers must exhaust the internal appeals...
On November 6, an attorney representing employees of IBM told the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. that the employees should be allowed to sue the company's retirement fund managers because they did not disclose that the company's stock was overvalued. IBM's 401(k)...
Businesses and plan administrators overseeing employee benefits in Washington, D.C., have legal responsibilities to uphold to the workers enrolled in a health, retirement or disability plan. Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, plan...
Employees in the District of Columbia and around the country who receive benefits through their employer have a right to accurate and timely notifications about important issues affecting their health care and retirement plans. Under the Employee Retirement Income...
One federal court decision could affect the way that health insurance benefits treat employee mental health claims in Washington, D.C., and across the country. In the case of Wit v. United Behavioral Health (UBH), a managed health care company was found responsible...
A federal court in California has sided with plaintiffs in a class action suit concerning payment for behavioral health costs. The court ruling and rationale for the decision should make ERISA plan trustees and administrators in Washington, D.C., a little more mindful...
A recent ruling in the Eighth Circuit might be interesting to employees and employers in the Washington, D.C. area as well as the rest of the country. While the ruling is only binding on courts in the Eighth Circuit, it might indicate how other circuits might likewise...
