MetLife Owes Disability Pay to Software Engineer With Long Covid

A Google LLC software engineer suffering from long Covid won his lawsuit seeking long-term disability benefits from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

Medical records show the engineer was unable to reliably perform his core job duties because of brain fog, cognitive impairments, and significant fatigue after two bouts with Covid-19, Judge Monica Ramirez Almadani said. His self-reported symptoms were both “credible” and supported by laboratory testing, the judge said Wednesday for the US District Court for the Central District of California.

Dozens of lawsuits have been filed by workers seeking benefits on account of Covid-related ailments. Courts have so far sided ...