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A Deadline Is A Bright Line: How Fessenden Narrows “Substantial Compliance” In The Seventh Circuit

Last week the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that the deadline imposed under ERISA for plan administrators to decide on benefit claims is a “bright line” rule. The court held that when a plan administrator misses this deadline,...
By: Jackson Lewis P.C.
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/a-deadline-is-a-bright-line-how-34428/

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