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Long-Term Disability
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Roberts Disability Law Blog
When ERISA Lets Your Insurer Withhold Disability Benefits to Recoup a Social Security Overpayment: A New York Federal Court Upholds Hartford’s Offset
In Doolittle v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, No. 1:25-cv-00148 (BKS/CBF), 2026 WL 3135297 (N.D.N.Y. Oct. 20, 2026), Chief U.S. District Judge Brenda K. Sannes granted summary judgment to…
Roberts Disability Law Blog
Does an ERISA Remand Revive the “Fiduciary Exception”? Federal Court Orders Disability Insurer to Log Attorney Communications About a Remanded Claim
In Collier v. Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston, No. 8:20-cv-00839-JVS-KESx, 2026 WL 3126569 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 5, 2026), a federal magistrate judge confronted a question that arises whenever an…
Roberts Disability Law Blog
Can an ERISA Claimant Get Discovery Beyond the Administrative Record? Minnesota Court Permits Extra-Record Discovery on a Separately Pleaded Breach-of-Fiduciary-Duty Claim Against Unum
In Gibson v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 25-2711 (JWB/JFD), 2026 WL 2983259 (D. Minn. Oct. 5, 2026), a Minnesota federal court allowed an ERISA long-term disability claimant…
Roberts Disability Law Blog
When an ERISA Claims Administrator Decides an Appeal Two Days Late: Ohio Federal Court Applies De Novo Review and Awards Long-Term Disability Benefits
In Klusmann v. AT&T Umbrella Benefit Plan No. 1, No. 5:24-CV-1295, 2026 WL 2905335 (N.D. Ohio Sept. 28, 2026), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio…
Roberts Disability Law Blog
When ERISA Benefits End After Years of Payment: Minnesota Court Upholds Aetna’s Termination of Long-Term Disability Benefits
In Young v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, No. 24-CV-4611 (PJS/DTS), 2026 WL 2874085 (D. Minn. Sept. 24, 2026), U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz granted summary judgment to Aetna and…
Roberts Disability Law Blog
No Objective Proof, No Benefits: Massachusetts Court Upholds Hartford’s Termination of ERISA Long-Term Disability Benefits
In Germana v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, No. 23-30065-MGM, 2026 WL 2823567 (D. Mass. Sept. 21, 2026), United States District Judge Mark G. Mastroianni granted Hartford’s motion for…
Employee Rights Blog
Can You Work Part-Time While on Long-Term Disability in Ontario?
By Leo
Yes, in some cases. Working part-time does not automatically end long-term disability (LTD) benefits in Ontario. The result depends on the wording of the policy, the medical evidence, the work…
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Short-Term to Long-Term Disability Transition Guide
When short-term disability (STD) benefits are about to end, many workers assume long-term disability (LTD) will simply pick up where STD leaves off. That assumption can create a costly gap.The…
Roberts Disability Law Blog
ERISA Court Dismisses Long-Term Disability Underpayment Suit as Time-Barred Under Clear Repudiation Rule
In Kendall v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Bank of America N.A., as Plan Administrator, No. 2:26-CV-950-KCH-KRH, 2026 WL 2299338 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 11, 2026), the Middle District of Florida…
Employee Rights Blog
Terminated While on Long-Term Disability: Your Legal Options
Being on long-term disability leave does not make an employee immune from termination. It does, however, make the termination legally sensitive. An Ontario employer cannot terminate employment because of disability, medical leave or the need for…