Enrollment forms, which should be completed promptly, may be obtained from the Benefits Administrator, the Assistant to the C.F.O. at York College. Benefits Benefits are payable in the event of death. Payment will be made to the beneficiary last designated by the insured. Benefits may be paid in a lump sum or the beneficiary may take advantage of a complete range of settlement plans available from the Group Insurance Carrier. If the insured becomes totally and permanently disabled prior to age 70, as a result of either sickness or accident, the group life insurance benefit will be continued until age 70.
All benefits cease upon termination of active employment.
However, the insured has the right to convert his or her policy to an ordinary life insurance plan, without medical examination, by making application to the insurance carrier, TIAA Group Life Insurance, within 31 days of the date his or her employment terminated. The contract written by the insurance carrier is decisive in case of dispute over any aspect of the coverage. D7.1.2 Sick Leave Policy York College grants five days of paid sick leave to all faculty members each academic year. All employees may be asked to provide a written explanation for their absence. Unused days are not paid out upon retirement or separation from service.