The 60 calendar day waiting period must be bridged by paid leave in order to continue the College's payment of the employee's medical premiums. The employee is required to make application for short-term disability benefits as soon as it becomes apparent that the disability may extend for a period of 60 calendar days. Applications are available in the Human Resources Benefits Office. The employee is required to make application for long-term disability benefits as soon as it becomes apparent that the disability may extend beyond 180 days. Applications and information are available in the Human Resources Benefits Office.
Benefits begin on the day following the waiting period.
Additional benefits received by the employee will be directly subtracted from the basic month benefit. The period of protected service eligibility, as defined below, begins on the last day of work. 1 year 3 yrs. 2 years 7 yrs. 3 years 10 yrs.