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Employee Benefits

Mar. 23, 2011

9th Circuit to Hear Worker Benefits Case

A California woman's lawsuit seeking employee benefits lands before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday and an outcome could affect workers, employers and insurance companies.


By Catherine Ho


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A California woman's lawsuit seeking employee benefits denied to her after filing for disability lands before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday and could affect hundreds of other cases like hers.


The outcome of the case, which would also affect major employers and insurance companies, piqued the interest of the U.S. Secretary of Labor, who submitted a rare request to participate in ...

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