by Jessa Victor | Oct 5, 2023 | Jessa Victor, LTDI
If your long-term disability (LTD) insurance carrier has denied or terminated your claim for LTD benefits, and you’ve exhausted your administrative appeals, your next step is to file a lawsuit against the carrier. In most circumstances, the lawsuit will be filed in...
by Jessa Victor | May 19, 2023 | Employee Benefits, Jessa Victor, LTDI
Beginning in the 1990s, the use of prescription opioids to treat chronic pain sky-rocketed despite concerns about the drug’s addictive properties and long-term risks. Fast-forward 30 years and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that roughly three...
by Jessa Victor | May 5, 2023 | Employee Benefits, Jessa Victor
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Attorneys Jessa Victor and Brook Tylka kicked things off by participating in NAMI Wisconsin’s annual conference at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake. The National Alliance on Mental Illness was originally founded in Dane...
by Jessa Victor | Oct 26, 2022 | Employee Benefits, LTDI
Preparing for Your Long-Term Disability Interview: Questions to Anticipate, Mistakes to Avoid, and Tips to Remember! It’s not unusual for your long-term disability (LTD) insurance carrier to request an interview with you to learn more about your claim. These...
by Jessa Victor | Jul 19, 2022 | Jessa Victor, LTDI
New Bill Proposes Banning Discretionary Clauses in All ERISA-Covered Disability Policies On May 12, 2022, Mark DeSaulnier, a democrat from the California House of Representatives, proposed new legislation that would ban discretionary clauses in ERISA-governed...