Year: 2020

By Frank Darras Student athletes across the country are treated like athletes when it comes to monetizing their sport, and like students when it comes to compensating them for their efforts. In the past six months, several high-profile student-athletes had their financial futures jeopardized by the arcane, outdated and stale NCAA rules. University of Memphis […]

College athletics in the United States is a multibillion-dollar industry. In some states, a university football coach—technically a state employee—earns the highest salary in state government by many multiples. Yet, elite college sports programs have long basked in the aura of “amateur athletics,” these days a description true only in the sense that the athletes […]

In fall 2019, a federal judge ruled that members of the United States Women’s National Soccer Team could sue their employer, the United States Soccer Federation, as a “class” of similarly situated individuals who have experienced gender discrimination in pay and working conditions. More recently, U.S. Soccer tried to justify the pay gap by claiming […]

Filing a disability insurance claim is significantly different from other types of injury claims. It is a request for income assistance when a mental or physical injury or sickness prevents you from resuming your normal occupation or finding work. The following is a short list of tips DarrasLaw tells our clients as they prepare to […]

Throughout California, across the United States, and around the globe there is a deep sense of concern over the spread of the coronavirus. Media outlets offering advice on how to prevent the virus, but for those who do contract it, short and long-term disability insurance can offer some peace of mind. Read on to learn […]

Back injuries are one of the most common types of ailments happening in the workplace. People who work in warehouses, people who work in retail shops and even people sitting at a desk all day can have difficulty and trouble with their backs. Lumbar issues are so prevalent that the cost for treatment and surgery […]

If you insure your car or your home, you probably understand how insurance works. You purchase policies based on your needs. You pay your premium, and when a covered incident occurs, you expect the insurer to timely pay your claim. Sadly, insurers don’t always respond to claim submissions the way you expect. That’s often what […]

Appealing the denial of a long-term group disability benefits decision may seem like a straightforward process. Your long-term group plan administrator surely wants you to think so. However, in reality, appealing a long-term group disability claim denial involves significant risks, unforgiving deadlines, and no instructions on how to bulletproof your appeal. The potential for making […]

Millions of Americans live with a mental illness. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): As of 2018, 1 in 5 adults in the United States experiences mental illness. Unfortunately, that’s more than 47 million people More than 11 million Americans experienced “serious” mental illness in 2018 17.7 million Americans experienced a major […]

The benefits packages of American workers frequently include group coverage for long-term disability. If a worker sustains a disabling injury or develops a sickness that renders them unable to perform the important duties of their occupation, or in some cases, any occupation by which they are trained, educated, or suited, taking into consideration their station […]