Legal Services Plan 2017
NEW LEGAL SERVICES PLAN TO BEGIN OPENING CASES The new Legal Services Plan is called the UAW-FCA-Ford-General Motors Legal Services Plan ("Plan").
Effective Wednesday, January 25, 2017 the Plan will begin taking new cases.
A new case can be opened by calling this toll-free number: 800-482-7700.
Eligible participants in the Plan will include active and retired UAW-represented employees at FCA, Ford and General Motors and their surviving spouses.
What legal services or matters will be covered by the Plan?
The Plan will offer an "office work" benefit, which will provide services for the following types of legal matters:
wills and trusts
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
purchase or sale and other uncontested issues regarding residential real property
uncontested family matters
contracts for goods or services
birth or marriage certificates
deeds
credit reporting
residential leases
name changes
"Office work" services will include advice, document preparation, document review, factual and legal research, and correspondence.
No representation will be provided by the Plan in court or in any litigation situation.
In addition to office work services, the Plan does provide UAW members and retirees with full representation, including attendance at hearings, for Social Security disability applications, suspensions and terminations.
For many legal matters that are not covered under the new Plan, or that require court activity, the Plan intake staff can still process a participant's inquiries.
Such matters will be referred to outside private cooperating attorneys, who will provide legal services to Plan participants at a reduced legal rate.