Short-Term Disability

Employees who are absent from work due to illness for eight or more consecutive days and are certified as disabled by a physician are covered by and expected to file for short-term disability insurance. While the employee is disabled (and physician-certified as such) this coverage can continue for a maximum period of 26 weeks. (Long-term disability begins after three months, see page 34.) Medical certification must be provided for the entire period of disability.

Short-term disability insurance pays the employee 50% of his or her salary up to a maximum of $170 per week. During the time an employee is disabled, he or she may use any accumulated sick leave to cover absences in order to receive full pay rather than partial disability pay. While the employee is receiving full pay from sick leave, he/she will be expected to assign the disability insurance payments to the Fund. When the employee's sick leave is exhausted, he or she may retain the short-term disability payments to which he/she is entitled, as long as he/she is disabled, and up to the 26-week maximum.

Note: Details of plan benefits are provided for descriptive purposes only.