Authors

Cynthia O'Brien

Article Title

Employee Benefits - Friedrich v. Intel Corp.

Abstract

In Friedrich v. Intel Corporation, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the district court's holding that Intel, by denying an employee's claim for long term disability benefits, failed to comply with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). In applying a two-part test to determine whether Intel acted in apparent conflict with its obligations as a fiduciary to its employee, the Ninth Circuit held that the district court properly reviewed the claim for long term disability benefits de novo and did not err in finding that the employee was entitled to benefits under Intel's Long Term Disability Plan.

Recommended Citation

Cynthia O'Brien, Employee Benefits - Friedrich v. Intel Corp., 30 Golden Gate U. L. Rev. (2000).
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggulrev/vol30/iss1/13