Disability Claimant Failed To Request Copy Of Plan Description, Judge Says

Mealey's (April 18, 2017, 9:48 AM EDT) -- MILWAUKEE — Because a disability claimant did not specifically request a copy of a disability plan’s summary plan description (SPD) when inquiring about the availability of disability benefits, the plan administrator did not violate the requirements of Employee Retirement Income Security Act, a Wisconsin federal judge said April 14 (Susan Limbach v. Weil Pump Co. Inc., No. 15-1531, E.D. Wis., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57526)....