The outcome of Employee Retirement Income Security Act cases often turns on how courts interpret the meaning of specific benefit plan terms. The recently decided case of Stein v. Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 16, illustrates what happens when plan terms are unclear and can have different meanings. […]
DeBofsky Law Founder, Mark DeBofsky, filed an amicus brief on March 17, 2023, on behalf of 9 prominent organizations in support of a rehearing en banc in the case of David and Natasha Wit v. United Behavioral Health. […]
Accessing mental health treatment can be difficult, even with health insurance. Critical laws are in place to expand access to mental health treatment by requiring equal coverage of mental health and medical/surgical care. […]
Both short-term and long-term disability claims are evaluated using a variety of factors to determine if an individual is eligible to receive benefits. […]
According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the leading cause of disability in the U.S. is arthritis. Arthritis is a name given to multiple conditions that result in joint swelling, inflammation, and stiffness, resulting in pain and dysfunction such as an ability to walk or perform job duties requiring hand use. […]