Disability Claimant Failed To Show Longer Shift Was Essential Duty Of Occupation

(May 7, 2024, 1:45 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 6 affirmed a district court’s ruling that a disability claimant failed to show that the denial of a long-term disability (LTD) benefits claim was arbitrary and capricious because the claimant failed to show that working a longer shift was an essential duty of his occupation with his current employer....