Does ERISA Apply to County and City of Los Angeles Employee Disability Benefit Plans? Why You Should Care

Do you have a long-term disability claim with the County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles or another Los Angeles government organization? If so, you might be wondering: do the limited remedies available under a federal law called the Employee Retirement Income...

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Church Plan ERISA Exemption

The Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, otherwise known as ERISA, protects employees from unanticipated losses in retirement or pension plans.  As we have discussed in several articles on the topic, ERISA safeguards such plans by establishing strict...

Plaintiff Recovers $750,000 Based on Plan Administrator’s Breach of Fiduciary Duty

The McKennon Law Group PC periodically publishes articles on its Insurance Litigation and Disability Insurance News blogs that deal with frequently asked questions in insurance bad faith, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, annuities, accidental death...

When the Price is Right: Types of Attorneys’ Fee Arrangements For Handling Long-Term Disability ERISA Claims

The McKennon Law Group PC periodically publishes articles on its Insurance Litigation and Disability Insurance News blogs that deal with frequently asked questions in insurance bad faith, life insurance, long term disability insurance, annuities, accidental death...

New Ninth Circuit Case Limits Standing of ERISA “Plan Beneficiaries” to Exclude Healthcare Providers

The McKennon Law Group PC periodically publishes articles on its Insurance Litigation and Disability Insurance News blogs that deal with frequently asked questions in insurance bad faith, life insurance, long term disability insurance, annuities, accidental death...

When Does ERISA Apply to a “Continued” or “Converted” Group Insurance Policy?

The McKennon Law Group PC periodically publishes articles on its Insurance Litigation and Disability Insurance News blogs that deal with frequently asked questions in insurance bad faith, life insurance, long term disability insurance, annuities, accidental death...

When and Why Government Plans are not Governed by ERISA

The McKennon Law Group PC periodically publishes articles on its California Insurance Litigation Blog that deal with related issues in a series of articles dealing with insurance bad faith, life insurance, long-term disability and short-term disability insurance,...

When is a Group Long-Term Disability Insurance Plan Not an ERISA Plan? When it’s Established and Maintained by a Church to Qualify as an ERISA-exempt Church Plan – That’s When

You know church can be very good for you, but you probably never contemplated that church could help you in ways other than spiritually.  Let’s say you find yourself in this position:  you become disabled,  work for a church-related employer and now want to make a...