Here is a case wherein one of the issues was whether or not an employee was eligible for Long Term Disability (LTD) based on the definition in the policy of “full time” employee.
This is a 2022, case is from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. It is an appeal from the Northern District of Texas. The opinion in the case is styled, James W. Newsom v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company.
Newsome had a policy that, among other things, provided short term disability (STD) benefits and LTD benefits. The plan is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
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