Mark DeBofsky will be a panelist in an insightful webinar hosted by Pandemic Patients. The session will focus on the implications of COVID-19 for disability insurance. […]
Although mental health parity claims have been proliferating in federal courts for more than a decade, it wasn’t until last year that a federal appeals court laid out pleading standards for mental health parity cases.[1] Another appellate decision has now joined the chorus. In Ryan S. v. UnitedHealth Group Inc.,[2] the U.S. Court of Appeals […]
A recent CNN report cited medical research showing that “long Covid creates a higher burden of disability than either heart disease or cancer.” Studies have also found that long Covid has “forced between two million and four million Americans out of the workforce.” […]
Studies have shown that long COVID, a constellation of debilitating symptoms that persist after an initial COVID-19 infection, has resulted in significant disability for many. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that symptoms of long COVID such as brain fog and fatigue have affected nearly 7% of all American adults and limited their ability to work. […]
Many U.S. citizens and foreign nationals working abroad find themselves navigating the complex landscape of long-term disability (LTD) benefits. But does the ERISA law apply to U.S. residents living abroad or to non-U.S. residents living outside the United States? […]