Employer Group Disability Plans

Your employer may have a group disability policy that was described in a plan summary given to you, which usually pays a monthly benefit between 50 and 66% of your base salary.  Most of the plans are governed by a federal law known as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”).
 

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