Benefit Determination. Monetary benefits for paid leave are determined based on the formula proscribed by law. Benefits are calculated based on the employee’s individual average weekly wage and the state average weekly wage (SAWW), and are limited to the maximum weekly benefit amount determined by law. Where the maximum benefit may be less than an employee’s weekly wage, the employee may supplement the benefit by using earned sick or vacation time.
Benefit Determination. Employees retiring on or after September 15th, 1988 will be provided with a pension equal to 1.55% of annual earnings times number of years of service at time of retirement. Effective September 15, 2006: Employees retiring on or after September 15, 2006 will be provided with a pension equal to 1.6% of annual earnings times number of years of service at time of retirement. Effective September 1, 2009: Employees retiring on or after September 1, 2009 will be provided with a pension equal to 1.65% of annual earnings times number of years of service at time of retirement. Earnings will be determined by the rate of the retiring employee's job times the total number of normal hours worked in a year, per the employee's regular schedule.
Benefit Determination. (a) An application for the benefits afforded by GML 207-c shall be processed as follows. A Member seeking benefits must demonstrate by substantial evidence their entitlement to them. The Administrator shall promptly review an application timely made and any other pertinent documents or evidence available and, if a determination is made that the injury or sickness occurred in a manner and is of a nature to be eligible for the benefits afforded by GML 207-c, shall direct payment of GML 207-c benefits and shall ensure Village responsibility for the reasonable and customary cost of treatment and hospital care associated with the injury or illness. A written notice of that determination by the Administrator shall be either delivered personally to the Member and the PBA, or mailed to the Member by certified mail, return receipt requested and to the PBA by regular mail. The payment of GML 207-c benefits may be discontinued as provided below.
(b) In the event that a medical question arises as to the initial eligibility and/or continuation of GML 207-c benefits once awarded, the following procedures shall apply. The Administrator shall promptly inquire into the applicable facts and may require the Member to submit to one or more medical examinations as may be reasonably necessary to determine the continued existence of a disability resulting from injury or sickness. To resolve the medical question of initial or continued eligibility for GML 207-c benefits, the Administrator shall make a decision on the basis of medical evaluations and information available or otherwise provided by the Member. The Member may produce any document, sworn statement, or other record relating to the alleged injury or sickness or the incident alleged to have caused the injury or sickness. The Administrator shall have the authority to employ medical specialists and other appropriate individuals; may at reasonably times and on reasonable notice require the attendance of the Member or any witness to an incident to secure information; may require the Member to sign a release for information pertaining to their medical history related to the alleged injury or sickness; and may undertake any other reasonable act necessary for making a determination pursuant to this Procedure.
(c) Questions of continued eligibility for other than medical reasons shall also be promptly reviewed by the Administrator, who shall inquire into the applicable facts and give the Member an opportunity to submit any docum...
Benefit Determination. (a) As soon as practicable, but in no event more than one hundred and twenty (120) days after receiving a complete Benefit Claim Form and, if applicable, a complete Supplemental Benefit Claim Form, the Chattem Claims Coordinator shall meet and confer with the Class Member or the Class Member's Counsel to make a preliminary determination as to whether the Class Member is entitled to any benefits, and if so, the benefit to which the Class Member is entitled (the "PRELIMINARY BENEFIT DETERMINATION"). The Preliminary Benefit Determination shall be determined pursuant to the terms of the Dexatrim(R)
Benefit Determination. 17 Section 4.3 Extraordinary Damage Benefit Claim Form .................... 20 Section 4.4 Extraordinary Damages Benefit Determination ................ 20 Section 4.5 Liens ...................................................... 21 Section 4.6
Benefit Determination. 57 7.2 Designation of Beneficiary and Election with Respect to Death Benefit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 7.3
Benefit Determination. A. The Fire Chief or designee shall review promptly a Fire Fighter's application for Section 207- a benefits and shall determine his/her eligibility within fifteen (15) business days, or such mutually agreeable longer period of time, after the Chief or designee receives the application. If the Chief or his designee fails to respond within the afore-referenced time period, the Union shall have the right to either afford the City additional time to make a determination or to file for arbitration, as provided in Section 6, infra.
B. In order to determine eligibility, the Fire Chief or designee may require a more detailed statement from the Fire Fighter than that contained in the application. The Fire Chief or designee may take statements from witnesses and send the Fire Fighter to a physician or physicians of its choice for examination at the City's expense. The Fire Chief or designee should, if at all possible, utilize the PLHCP.
C. The determination will be made, in writing, setting forth in detail any and all reasons for same. (See, Exhibit 3). In the event the application is denied, the City will simultaneously provide the Fire Fighter, without cost, a copy of all information produced or acquired by it, in connection with the Fire Fighter's application and determination for §207-a benefits. The City shall have an on-going duty to provide the Fire Fighter with additional medical information subsequently produced or acquired.
Benefit Determination. The Fire Chief shall promptly review a Firefighter’s application for Section 207-a and shall determine his/her eligibility within 30 calendar days after the Chief receives the application. The Firefighter will receive the determination in writing. Failure to act upon an application for Section 207-a benefits within 30 calendar days shall be deemed approval.
Benefit Determination. The rules pertaining to benefit determinations and certain other related matters are as follows:
Benefit Determination. Until a determination of eligibility for payment has been made by the Board of Directors, the Executive does not have a vested right to benefits under the Agreement.
