Tag: #materialandsubtantialduties

What To Do If You Are Denied Your Long Term Disability Insurance Benefits

Written by Justin Frankel on December 21, 2022. Posted in Disability Insurance Denials.

We are a national disability insurance law firm and have helped thousands of people just like you whose claims for short and long-term disability benefits were denied, terminated, or delayed. We are celebrating our 20th anniversary...

What Does “Material and Substantial Duties” Mean in a Disability Claim?

Written by Justin Frankel on October 21, 2019. Posted in ERISA Disability Appeals.

We often use the phrase that a person is “unable to perform the material and substantial duties of their occupation” in our representation of claimants. What exactly does that mean? The term “Material and Substantial Duties”...