An Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) lawsuit has been filed against Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, a leading global law firm, by one of its lawyers. The attorney alleges that her long-term disability benefits were unlawfully and suddenly terminated by the firm’s benefits plan. She further accuses the plan of using criteria that bear no relevance to her work to make this decision.
This complaint places the firm’s benefits program under scrutiny, raising questions surrounding the methods used in determining eligibility for continued disability benefits provision. Given that the details surround the exact circumstances of the attorney’s work at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, and specifics on how the stated irrelevant criteria were employed, are yet unclear; this lawsuit represents an evolving situation which we will be monitoring closely.
Further information regarding this case is available here.