Disability Plan Is Not Church Plan; Claimant’s Suit To Remain In Federal Court

Mealey's (January 12, 2022, 11:24 AM EST) -- COVINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky federal judge on Jan. 11 denied a disability claimant’s motion to remand after determining that federal jurisdiction exists because the plan at issue is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and does not qualify as an exempted church plan under ERISA....