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FROM: NY.GOV Disability Benefits and Paid Family Leave Insurance

Posted by Editor On September 20, 2022 In Disability Law Ledger, News, Newsletter
Overview New York is one of a handful of states that require employers to provide disability benefits coverage to employees for an off-the-job injury or illness. Coverage for disability benefits can be obtained through a disability benefits insurance carrier who [...] Read More
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Guidance On Long Covid

Posted by Editor On February 1, 2022 In Disability Law Ledger, News, Newsletter
https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-providers/civil-rights-covid19/guidance-long-covid-disability/index.html [...] Read More
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The Importance Of Medical Treatment When You Are On Disability

Posted by Editor On August 2, 2021 In Disability Law Ledger, News, Newsletter
Whether you receive your disability benefits as a result of a private policy, an employer-sponsored plan, or from the Social Security Administration, it is as important to continue medical treatment after you are awarded benefits as it is when you [...] Read More
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How Independent Are Independent Medical Examinations?

Posted by Editor On July 27, 2021 In Disability Law Ledger, News, Newsletter
It is common when and if you become disabled for insurance carriers to compel you to submit to an Independent Medical Examination (IME). Although the language suggests this examination is objective (using the word, “independent”), nothing could be further from [...] Read More
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For Covid ‘Long Haulers,’ Battling for Disability Benefits Adds Aggravation to Exhaustion

Posted by Editor On April 20, 2021 In Disability Law Ledger, News, Newsletter
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Before You Buy That Private Disability Policy . . .

Posted by Editor On April 20, 2021 In Disability Law Ledger, News, Newsletter
Those people who are in business for themselves or are professionals such as doctors, lawyers, dentists, accountants, should consider purchasing a private (individual) disability policy. A private (individual) disability policy is added protection for you and your family should you [...] Read More
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Your Employer-Sponsored Disability Plan

Posted by Editor On April 19, 2021 In Disability Law Ledger, News, Newsletter
Often, as a part of an employee benefits package, an employer may provide long-term disability insurance. That employer-sponsored plan is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which is a federal statute. Typically, if the insurance [...] Read More
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That Long-Term Disability Plan Your Employer Provides . . .

Posted by Editor On March 3, 2021 In Disability Law Ledger, News, Newsletter
As I’ve said before, the Long-Term Disability Plan (LTD) provided by your employer likely is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), a federal statute. The standard of review, or what you have to prove to [...] Read More
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If You Don’t Treat, You Could Lose Your Disability Benefits

Posted by Editor On February 25, 2021 In Disability Law Ledger, News, Newsletter
One of my primary practice areas is Employer-Sponsored Long-Term Disability (LTD), and as I have long stated, insurance carriers and their administrators are not your friends. No matter how friendly and cooperative an insurance carrier seems to be, the bottom [...] Read More
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When Covid-19 Can Turn Into Disability

Posted by Editor On February 25, 2021 In Disability Law Ledger, News, Newsletter
In the last year, all of our lives have been severely disrupted. With over a half million people dead from Covid-19, many others who have survived this pandemic are left with disabling symptoms, and doctors do not know how long [...] Read More
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  • FROM: NY.GOV Disability Benefits and Paid Family Leave Insurance
  • Guidance On Long Covid
  • The Importance Of Medical Treatment When You Are On Disability
  • How Independent Are Independent Medical Examinations?
  • For Covid ‘Long Haulers,’ Battling for Disability Benefits Adds Aggravation to Exhaustion

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The DeHaan Law Firm is focused on long-term (permanent) disability law including Individual Disability Insurance Policies, Employer Sponsored Benefit (ERISA) Plans, and the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS).

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  • FROM: NY.GOV Disability Benefits and Paid Family Leave Insurance
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