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Tenth Circuit Upholds Order Requiring Payment for Child’s Residential Treatment

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2023) Available at [link] 010110859668.pdf The post Tenth Circuit Upholds Order Requiring Payment for Child’s Residential Treatment appeared first on Tax & Accounting Blog Posts by Thomson Reuters. United Behavioral Health, 2023 WL 3443353 (10th Cir. Contributing Editors: EBIA Staff.

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Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Not Required Where Administrator Failed to Provide Timely Benefit Determination on Review

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Available at [link]. The participant’s original claim for disability benefits was denied in a letter stating that he had not submitted sufficient proof of loss for the plan administrator to evaluate the existence of a disability. McQuillin v. Hartford Life and Accident Ins. 2022 WL 2029879 (2d Cir.

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Employee-Paid LTD Policy Cannot Be Severed From Employer’s ERISA Plan

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Available at [link]. An individual sued an insurer in state court after it denied portions of his claim for long-term disability (LTD) benefits. The post Employee-Paid LTD Policy Cannot Be Severed From Employer’s ERISA Plan appeared first on Tax & Accounting Blog Posts by Thomson Reuters. Unum Life Ins.

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EEOC Gives Green Light to Employers’ COVID Vaccine Incentives, With Important Caveats

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Available at [link]. The EEOC indicates that an employer does not make a disability-related inquiry for ADA purposes when requesting that employees voluntarily confirm that they received a COVID-19 vaccination in the community. What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws (May 28, 2021).

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LTD Plan’s Failure to Define “Active” Employee Extends Eligibility to Employee Not Actually Working

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Available at [link]. A federal appeals court has ruled that a long-term disability claimant was eligible as an “active, full-time” employee even though, when his disability began, the employer had excused the claimant from reporting to work. He then submitted a claim for disability benefits. Reliance Std.

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IRS Provides Additional Guidance on COBRA Premium Subsidy

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Available at [link]. The post IRS Provides Additional Guidance on COBRA Premium Subsidy appeared first on Tax & Accounting Blog Posts by Thomson Reuters. IRS Notice 2021-46 (July 26, 2021). The IRS has issued additional Q&A guidance on the COBRA premium assistance provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA).

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EEOC Updates Guidance on Employer Vaccine Incentives

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Available at [link]. The EEOC has updated its previously issued guidance on COVID-19-related compliance issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), and other federal employment nondiscrimination laws (see our Checkpoint article ). Contributing Editors: EBIA Staff.

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