United States Fourth Circuit

Employee's long term disability plan was governed by ERISA, not a church plan, where no religious institution played any official role governing her employer; 2) the organization did not receive religious institution assistance; and 3) no denominational requirement exists for any employee or patient/customer of the organization.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/02/2001
• Published 02/02/2001

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, TRAXLER, Circuit Judge, and CACHERIS, Senior United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Robert Edward Hoskins, Foster & Foster, L.L.P., Greenville, SC, for Appellant.  Ingrid Blackwelder Erwin, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., Greenville, SC, for Appellee.