What is the procedure to secure Long Term Disability benefits for employees of Harris Corporation in Melbourne, Florida?

Harris Corporation is a dense contractor located in Melbourne, Florida.  It is generally a fine corporation and an excellent place to work.  Unfortunately, as with just about all corporate employers, when it comes time to end the employment relationship, the corporation now views the former productive employee as business liability.

What Happens when You Make Disability Insurance Claims?

One way in which employment relationships terminate is due to claims for Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability benefits.  Now, employers cannot discharge you just because you make such a claim but, generally, if the employee is going to be off for a long period of time on Long Term Disability benefits, the employer will seek to terminate the employment.  Of course, the Family and Medical Leave Act protects your job to some extent.

 Turning to claims for Long Term Disability benefits for Harris Corporation employees, those claims are governed by a federal statute commonly referred to as “ERISA,” or, the “Employee Retirement Income Security Act.”  As of the last time the author had occasion to review the Harris Corporation Long Term Disability benefits plan, Harris Corporation, unlike most employers, had not purchased an insurance policy to pay these benefits.  Instead, the contributions made toward long term disability benefits are held in a trust fund which is governed by a committee cloaked with the authority to make benefit determinations.  Those committee members are Harris employees.  It would be hoped that this make them more amenable to the claims of fellow employees, in full consciousness of the obligations of a fiduciary which is the legal capacity they are in with respect to the beneficiaries of trust- employees of Harris Corporation.  This may or may not be the case; it is the experience of the writer that when a determination is made, it seems well nigh impossible to move them off of the predetermined mind set, even more so at times than when dealing with insurance companies.

Do You Need Help With Long Term Disability at Harris Corporation?

 If you have any questions about your Harris Corporation Long Term Disability claim, give us a call.  Our law office is Herbert M. Hill, P.A.  Our phone numbers are 407-839-0005 or, toll free, 844-454-5995, After discussing your case, we can set an office or on line conference, whichever works best for you. 

Herbert M. Hill, P.A. is a law firm located in Orlando, Florida with a practice extending throughout the state of Florida.  While the vast majority of cases handled are for disability insurance benefits, areas of practice include employee benefit claims of all sorts.  The firm handles any claims arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) for disability benefits, medical benefits, retirement benefits of any sort, including pension, 401k, termination agreements or the like as well as claims arising under private disability policies.