Andrew I. Hamelsky

Long-COVID disability claims have emerged as an important area of focus in Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) litigation.

In a roundup in Mealey’s on significant ERISA disability-benefits decisions from the past year, partner Andrew Hamelsky contributed a section on Hans v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America. He discussed the decision’s practical framework for evaluating long-COVID claims, including the distinction between objective evidence of a diagnosis and evidence of functional limitations that meet a plan’s disability standard.

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