Dobos

Appellant Agneta Dobos (Dobos) appeals from the trial court’s judgment denying her petition for writ of administrative mandate brought against respondents Voluntary Plan Administrators, Inc., Long-Term Disability and Survivor Benefit Plan, and Chief Administrative Office, County of Los Angeles (collectively, Respondents). In her petition, Dobos challenged an administrative decision that upheld the denial of her application for benefits under the long-term disability benefit plan provided by her former employer, County of Los Angeles (the County). The trial court denied the petition on the grounds that Dobos did not meet the eligibility requirements of the plan because she was not employed by the County for the duration of a six-month qualifying period. We conclude that, based on the plain language of the Los Angeles County Code provisions setting forth the terms and conditions of the plan, Dobos had to be employed by the County until the end of the qualifying period to be eligible for long-term disability benefits. Because it is undisputed that Dobos’s employment with the County terminated before the expiration ofthe qualifying period, she was not eligible for benefits…