Tomorrow begins the "Wild West" Medicare plan open enrollment period for Social Security disability recipients. Social Security disability recipients entitled to Medicare... Continue Reading
Today’s NY Times reports that a federal jury in Boston has found Unum, the nation’s largest long term disability (LTD) insurer, committed fraud by requiring it’s customers to appl... Continue Reading
I had a great time at the NOSSCR Social Security Disability law conference in Los Angeles last week. I actually had a chance to chat with Social Security Commissioner Michael Astru... Continue Reading
According to an article in Newsday today regarding the LIRR disability retirement scandal, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has now issued subpoenas to four long term disability insurance compani... Continue Reading
As the New York Disability Law Blog has done since its inception, today we pay respects, on the seventh anniversary of 9/11, to the families of all those killed or injured in this devasta... Continue Reading
Eliminating the backlog of Social Security Disability claims is a moral imperative, according to a recent report issued by SSA Commissioner Michael J. Astrue to Social Security lawyers throughout t... Continue Reading
The decision all ERISA long term disability attorneys around the country have been waiting for, Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Glenn, 554 U.S. ____ (2008) , finally came dow... Continue Reading
I’m off to Boston this week to attend the premier LTD Litigation conference in the country. See the conference schedule here for some of the cutting edge ERISA and medical&nbs... Continue Reading
There are literally thousands of former Nassau County workers who are currently receiving lifetime workers’ compensation payments (pensions) for life due to on- the- job injuries. I know ... Continue Reading