The DOL has proposed a Rule that would delay implementation of the changes to the claims regulations governing Disability Claims.

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The Department of Labor proposes to delay for ninety (90) days – through April 1, 2018 – the applicability of the Final Rule amending the claims procedure requirements applicable to ERISA-covered employee benefit plans that provide disability benefits.

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https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/10/12/2017-22082/claims-procedure-plans-providing-disability-benefits