Opinion ID: 724948
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Heading: The CLPT plan

Text: 9 Several provisions of the CLPT plan are relevant to this appeal. 4 Central to the issue of eligibility for normal or regular retirement benefits is Article 2 of the plan, which describes Eligibility for Retirement Benefits. Section 2.02 of Article 2 establishes three alternative plans under which an employee may attain eligibility for retirement on a Regular Pension. Section 2.02 provides: 10 2.02. Regular Pension. An employee shall be entitled to retire on a Regular Pension under this Plan if he satisfies all of the requirements of one of the following plans[.] 11 Plan Two, the plan at issue in this appeal, contains three requirements for eligibility: 12
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14 C. [Employee] has actually worked in Covered Employment for at least 700 hours following the date with respect to which contributions are first made for him. 5 15 Section 2.02. 16 Article 5 of the CLPT plan, entitled Payment of Benefits, describes the payment of pension benefits. Section 5.01 of Article 5 provides: 17 Application. An employee who meets the conditions for eligibility set forth herein shall, upon approval of an application submitted to the Board in a form satisfactory to the Board, become entitled to Pension Benefits under the Plan. 18 Two other sections of Article 5 describe the earliest and latest dates an eligible employee may begin to receive benefits. Section 5.03 establishes the earliest date an eligible employee may begin to receive payments, and provides, in relevant part: 19 Date of Commencement of Payment. 20 ... 21