Below is an excerpt of an article that has been published in the April edition of The Voice, a signature newsletter of the Defense Research Institute (DRI).

It has been over a year since the first COVID-19 cases were diagnosed, and the pandemic started to evolve. This article discusses new trends in COVID-19-related disability claims

On February 26, 2021, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released Notice 2021-01 (2021 Relief Notice) providing guidance to employers, claim administrators and fiduciaries of ERISA plans on the duration of the COVID-19-related relief set forth in a 2020 Notice that suspended, among other things, certain ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) claim-related deadlines (referred