Lebau & Neuworth Client’s Claim For Benefits Stays In Court

A Lebau & Neuworth client won a victory in Maryland federal court on a claim that the employer had misrepresented the amounts of offered disability and life insurance benefits and had not timely produced requested plan benefits.

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in the private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans. Under ERISA, plan administrators must provide participants with plan documents detailing, in writing, the most important information about their retirement and health benefit plans, including plan rules, financial information, and materials explaining the operation and management of their plan. 

The case at hand alleges that the employer misrepresented the benefit amounts our client was entitled to under the disability benefit and life insurance plans. The complaint charged the employer with maintaining a website that included incorrect and misleading information regarding benefit amounts, among other grievances. The employer tried unsuccessfully to have the complaint dismissed. After months of briefing, the federal court denied the employer’s dismissal motion, a decision that can be found here.

If you need legal support related to pension benefits, our attorneys can help. Contact us at lebauneuworth.com or call (410) 296-3030.