Taylor Federation of Teachers v. Board of Education

We are asked to decide two issues relative to an insurance contract issued by Great-West Life, insuring against disability loss for school teachers employed by defendant Taylor School District. First, is a teacher an employee for purposes of disability benefits during the summer when not receiving wages but still under contract? Second, whether a clause in a bargained-for disability insurance contract barring recovery for pregnancy related disability is void on public policy grounds.

Plaintiff is the bargaining agent for the teaching employees of the defendant school district. Its complaint…