Happy Monday! Hope you’re not late for a very important date! According to a recent decision out of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Moss v. Unum Group, a claimant’s failure to timely submit a written appeal of a denial…

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! In honor of one of our most celebrated activist and humanitarian in the Civil Rights Movement, I’m sharing my favorite quote from Dr. King: “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too…

This week’s notable decision is out of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. In Kaplan v. Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, the Third Circuit held that a church agency could not “establish” a church plan exempt from the requirements of ERISA.…

This past week there were no reported appellate court decisions. Of note is a reported district court case out of the D.C. Circuit, Foster v. Sedgwick Claims Management Services, where the court denied the disability claimant’s motion for reconsideration on…