Court Upholds Denial of Public Employee's Claim for Long-Term Disability Benefits

A Texas appellate court ruled that a former secretary failed to establish her entitlement to benefits under the state public employee retirement system's long-term disability plan. Case: Trejo v. Board of Trustees of the Employee Retirement System of Texas, No. 03-14-00060-CV, 01/06/2016, published. Facts: Eva Diane Trejo had worked as a secretary for a Houston-area community college. She slipped and fell while at work in July 2002. Trejo obtained treatment for her injuries – which doctors identified as being limited to sprains, strains and bruises – through the workers...