EEOC Can Pursue Suit Though Employee Obtained Social Security Disability
February 24, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois has refused to block a...
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EEOC Accuses Car Dealership of Discrimination over Perceived Disability
February 13, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A car dealership in Maui unlawfully discriminated against an employee by failing to hire him...
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Principal Protects Businesses against Key Person Disability
February 10, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Principal Financial Group has introduced two new ways to insure businesses against the threat...
CA Appellate Court Upholds $1M+ Civil Suit Award Against Employer
February 2, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A California appellate court has upheld an award of just over $1 million to an...
Despite Standard of Review Change, 2nd Circuit Rules Against Disability Denial
December 29, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that First Unum Life Insurance Company...
4th Circuit Takes New Approach on Conflict of Interest Case
December 23, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A federal appeals court has changed the standard of review it applied to a benefits...
Implementing EEOC Rule for ADA Changes Stalls
December 16, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Issuing of a regulatory rule implementing amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) apparently...
'Scents'itivity Covered under ADA
December 1, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has determined an employee who...
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Medical Group Releases Carpal Tunnel Treatment Guidance
October 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has released an evidence-based clinical practice guideline on...
Court Sides with Doctors Claiming Employee Faked Disability Symptoms
October 27, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A divided en banc Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court panel ruled 4-3 that the testimony of two...
Railroad Board Reportedly Embraces Disability Reforms
October 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Faced with allegations of federal disability benefit abuses among retirees at the Long Island Railroad...
Target Worker Loses Disability Denial Appeal
October 21, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A former Target Corp. worker lost her challenge to a disability benefits denial when a...
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MA Court to Decide if Worker Heart Attack Warrants Disability Benefits
October 10, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Massachusetts' highest court will decide whether a former city worker qualifies for a full disability...
Supreme Court Declines Review of FedEx ADA Case
October 9, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition for review by Federal Express Corporation (FedEx)...
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EEOC Sues Dillard's Over Sick Leave Inquiries
October 3,, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The government is suing the Dillard Store Services retail chain for requiring employees to disclose...
Bush Pens ADA Change Bill into Law
September 25, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - President Bush on Thursday signed into law the ADA Amendments Act that includes a number...
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Standard Launches LTD Insurance for School Employees
September 24, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Standard Insurance Company has introduced a new Long Term Disability (LTD) insurance product for...
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Mercer Launches Consultancy for Life, Accident, Disability Solutions
September 22, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer's health and benefits business has launched a national specialty consulting practice focused on life,...
Family of Child Who Died from Asbestos Exposure Since Birth Can Sue
September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that the family of a young woman who died...
Reduction of LTD Benefits for Social Security is Reasonable
September 12, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Coca-Cola Company acted reasonably in...