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Yes. The LTD benefit will typically just be offset and reduced by the SSD benefit, while crediting any SSD attorney fee award first.
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Yes. The LTD benefit will typically just be offset and reduced by the SSD benefit, while crediting any SSD attorney fee award first.
COVID-19 has created significant uncertainty surrounding group short and long term disability insurance benefits. Get answers about from NYC's top long term disability attorneys below.
Often, people suffering from serious medical conditions will attempt to work beyond the point of being unable to successfully fulfill their job duties. While commendable, this mindset of working through your declining health can backfire if you get terminated or laid off. Many people ask, “Can I still file a long term disability claim through my employer if I get terminated?”
You must strategize to win your long term disability appeal under ERISA. One misstep is all it takes to result in a final denial necessitating litigation. These five steps will help you plan to win your long term disability appeal.
It’s becoming increasingly common for long term disability insurers to spy on claimants’ social media accounts. Accessing social media accounts is generally an easy and inexpensive for insurers to get personal information about disabled claimants and their activities. Many social media profiles contain vast amounts of personal information from which the insurer may draw negative conclusions.
Unfortunately, it works. Every year, the insurance companies save money by denying claims based on evidence obtained during social media searches.
Riemer Hess LLC is a national disability insurance law firm based in New York City. We practice exclusively long term disability insurance for claimants and plaintiffs. We represent professionals and executives in long term disability claims, including both ERISA group policies and private individual policies.
We’ve litigated more ERISA disability cases in the Southern District of New York than any other plaintiff's LTD firm. For over 30 years, we’ve helped clients nationwide recover hundreds of millions in benefits, settlements, and judgments.
We are Preferred Attorneys to the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA). We have successfully handled over 100 traumatic brain injury (TBI) long term disability claims and regularly represent clients with traumatic brain injuries, neurological disorders, chronic pain conditions, and other complex medical conditions affecting cognitive function, memory, stamina, and the ability to sustain work.
We are also committed to public education and proactive advocacy within the disability community. In addition to helping clients after claim denials, we regularly assist individuals during the claim filing process to help strengthen claims early and reduce the risk of avoidable problems. We recently collaborated with the U.S. Pain Foundation on educational resources addressing chronic pain and disability insurance claims.
Our reputation is built on a rare blend of empathy, responsiveness, legal skill, and fierce advocacy in disability insurance law.
Riemer Hess LLC
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New York, New York 10017
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