Citing Plan Ambiguity, Tenth Circuit Rules Becoming Disabled After Receiving Notice of Termination Did Not Preclude Employee From LTD Benefits
By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21
In Carlile v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., 988 F.3d 1217 (10th Cir. 2021), the Tenth Circuit found the term "active" full-time employee ambiguous and awarded disability benefits to an employee who became disabled after receiving notice of his termination but prior to his effective termination date. David Carlile began working for Lighthouse Resources, Inc. (LRI) in 2012. As a benefit of his employment, he was a participant in LRI’s long-term disability (LTD) Plan......
By: Hinshaw & Culbertson - The LHD/ERISA Advisor