Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(ERISA)
The ERISA Plans for the Property & Casualty Reimbursement products contain mandatory alternative dispute resolution ("ADR"), meaning mediation and binding arbitration on all disputes between the injured party and the employer.
An ERISA Document does not provide the Employer protection from negligence lawsuits.
- Provides INTOXICATION Testing & Defense
An employer can implement a test for drug and/or alcohol use and use those results as a defense against negligence. - Employer Directs & Controls COST of Medical Care
The employer can direct the care and treatment of the injured employee to the medical facility of his choice. - Employer Directs the type of DEATH Benefit
Employers can offer the benefit paid out over a term or a lump sum can be used to purchase an annuity. - Avoids CONFUSION and LAWSUITS
The plan lays out the available benefits in writing, so the employer cannot be held liable for benefits promised by a supervisor or other employee that may not be there. - Defines Accident Reporting PROCEDURES
ERISA can require a process by which employees must report accidents within a given period of time. - Defines Return to WORK Requirements
Spells out modified duty & return to work requirements. - ERISA requires Employee COOPERATION
ERISA requires the continued cooperation of the injured employee as a condition for continuous receipt of benefits. - Benefit suits are under FEDERAL COURT Jurisdiction
An ERISA Document moves employee benefit suits from State Courts with "trial by jury" to Federal Courts with "trial by judge" where frivolous suits are not allowed and many attorneys will not practice.
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