In this post, we discuss the ERISA claim process, appealing your ERISA claim, filing an ERISA complaint, when to hire an attorney, and more. Hi, I'm Attorney Nathan Bax here at the Foster Law Firm and today I wanted to give you some tips about how to file your ERISA claim.A Complaint may be filed with the Maryland Insurance Administration without first filing a. The initial claim process will usually take anywhere from one to four months to complete. A claim will be either approved or denied. Closing Letter – No ERISA Violation Detected. RO should issue a pattern-closing letter in all cases in which there are not detected violations (Figure 7). Do you need to recover short term or long term disability insurance benefits? Our ERISA attorneys explain the ERISA claim process here. Provide fiduciary duties; Establish a process for reporting grievances; Allow employees to sue for violations without victimizing them, among other things.