tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2009324187193157520.post1111495543528274486..comments2024-01-29T09:53:58.059-05:00Comments on Benefits and Compensation with John Lowell: When the SPD is WrongJohn Lowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00264893397248519558noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2009324187193157520.post-20144871149273116282011-02-25T09:22:14.646-05:002011-02-25T09:22:14.646-05:00Anonymous, I feel for you on this one. And, you ar...Anonymous, I feel for you on this one. And, you are correct that in the 4th Circuit, you are very unlikely to find a sympathetic court. Assuming your facts are correct, this certainly doesn't make your employer correct, but as many have found, this is not a war that an individual employee, no matter how wronged and no matter how harmed can win. If I knew who you were, I might offer additional thoughts, but as it stands, this is all I can give you.John Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264893397248519558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2009324187193157520.post-21757203753031749992011-02-24T16:01:20.958-05:002011-02-24T16:01:20.958-05:00Of course companies should get it right! To excuse...Of course companies should get it right! To excuse harmless mistakes carte blanche would allow employers to do exactly what CIGNA did in this case.: deceive their employees. I went out on disability due to Multiple Sclerosis only to be told by my employer that the SPD which promised me 60% pay should I not be able to work my regular occupation was faulty. In the fourth district where I reside I would need to show that I relied on this information! No one told me when I read the SPD that I needed to send a registered letter to my employer stating I had done so in case I ever needed to claim these benefits. This is absurd! False advertising is false advertising no matter how you try to justify otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com