Disability Claimant Alleges He Was Denied Full, Fair Review Of STD Claim

(September 9, 2021, 3:38 PM EDT) -- MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A disability claimant alleges in a Sept. 7 complaint that he was denied a full and fair review of his short-term disability benefits claim under Employee Retirement Income Security Act because the claims administrator refused to provide him with additional time to file an appeal despite the U.S. Department of Labor’s emergency regulation, issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which extended the amount of time to appeal an adverse benefits decision....