Month: January 2022
Be Careful with QDROs: ERISA Traps for Divorce Attorneys
If you practice in the area of domestic relations, then you are familiar with QDROs. As you know a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) is a legal order in a domestic relations proceeding that addresses retirement benefits governed by the
Can an insurer make a long-term disability claimant pay back money paid to their attorneys?
We’re reviving our #FAQuesday series in January 2022 to provide you and your clients with the information needed for ERISA claims. Today, we’re addressing perhaps a question that you’ve never considered with ERISA claims: In a long-term disability claim, can
How Reasonable Does an Employer Have to be in Accommodating a Disability?
Agroupur Inc. will soon learn the answer to how reasonable an employer must be in accommodating a disability. The dairy processor had an employee who learned that she had a severe eczema skin condition arising from an allergy to rubber
If I have a workers’ comp injury, can I still claim long term disability?
Sometimes we are asked the question if my client has a workers’ comp injury, are they still allowed to file a claim for long-term disability or disability retirement? The answer to that question is they certainly should check because it