JD Supra

Second Circuit Clarifies That Reclassification of Health Status That Limits Scope of Disability Benefits Does Not Constitute “Adverse Benefit Determination” Under ERISA ...

In Ruderman v. Liberty Mut. Grp., Inc., No. 21-817, 2022 WL 244086 (2d Cir. Jan. 27, 2022), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that reclassification of a claimant’s disability from ...
Health Affairs

Measuring Disability With The National Health Interview Survey: A Response To Landes, et al.

An analysis by the NCHS published in 2021 used 2011–12 NHIS data to compare responses and disability classifications between both sets of questions. When disability status was defined as reporting “a ...
JD Supra

Board of Regents Replaces the Term “Emotional Disturbance” with “Emotional Disability”

When a Committee on Special Education (CSE) classifies a child as a student with a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the committee must place the student within one of ...
Forbes

What Is Permanent Disability? Definition & How To Qualify

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...