Fringe Benefit Group
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Retirement Solutions Specialists
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New York City District Council of Carpenters Benefit Funds
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Defined Contribution Account Manager Nova 401(k) Associates
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Defined Contributions Compliance Consultant Loren D. Stark Company (LDSCO)
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Defined Benefit Combo Cash Balance Compliance Consultant Loren D. Stark Company (LDSCO)
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Pollard & Associates
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Great Lakes Pension Associates, Inc.
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Senior Specialist 401k Recordkeeping T Bank N.A.
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Defined Benefit Consultant/Enrolled Actuary Pension Plan Specialists, PC
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Greenline Wealth Management
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The New ERISA Claims and Appeals Regulations for Disability Benefits
Jackson Lewis P.C. [Guidance Overview] Dec. 30, 2016
"The new regulations add the following requirements to the claims and appeals process for disability benefits: [1] Claims and appeals must be decided independently and impartially, meaning that those who decide claims should not be incentivized to deny claims.... [2] Denial letters must include [certain specified items] ... [3] Before an appeal can be denied, claimants must be given notice and a fair opportunity to respond if the appeal denial is based on new or additional rationales or evidence.... [4] Claimants are not barred from suing due to failure to exhaust the plan's claims procedures where the plan itself failed to comply with its claims procedures (except for certain minor failures). [5] Retroactive rescissions of coverage are considered benefit denials that trigger the plan's appeals procedures."
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