Author: Mark Debofsky
Benefits Ruling Raises Jury Trial Question For ERISA Cases
Should there be jury trials in Employee Retirement Income Security Act benefit denial cases? A recent ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Phillips v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada,[1] has reopened the debate […]
COVID Brings Disability, Accidental Death Coverage Questions
Covid-19 has not just raised a host of medical challenges for the medical profession. In addition to public health questions that have resulted from doctors being faced with a novel virus that has behaved differently from other diseases encountered by medical science, Covid has also raised several questions about various kinds of insurance […]
ERISA Ruling Reveals Big-Picture Health Benefit Issues
Unlike most industrialized countries, the U.S. does not provide universal government-sponsored health insurance coverage to all of its citizens and residents. Instead, most Americans receive coverage through their employer, while older Americans and people of lesser means receive either Medicare or Medicaid benefits. […]
The Carrot or the Stick? Can Employers Mandate That All Employees Receive Vaccinations?
As 2022 is coming into view and the Covid-19 pandemic is still with us, many employers are establishing workplace policies requiring that all employees be vaccinated. But instituting such policies raise several legal issues that complicate employers’ plans to have a fully vaccinated workforce. We explore both the issues and the solution below.[…]