Common use of Benefit Payment Period Due to the Employee’s Illness or Injury Clause in Contracts

Benefit Payment Period Due to the Employee’s Illness or Injury. Benefit payments on account of temporary total disability due to illness or injury and while the employee remains under the care of a licensed physician commence no earlier than on the day immediately following exhaustion of all of the affected employee’s accrued sick leave and other paid leave, or thirty (30) days of continuous disability, whichever is greater, for a period not to exceed 26 weeks from the date the benefit payments commenced. Payments to the employee may continue until the earliest of the following dates: a. the first day the employee is able to return to gainful employment or is no longer under the care of a licensed physician; b. the first day following 26 weeks from the date the disability benefit payment period commenced; c. for session employees, adjournment sine die of the Regular Session of the Legislature during which the employee became disabled; d. the first day the employee is eligible for a permanent disability allowance under 0 XXXX §00000 et seq; or e. such other time period less than 26 weeks which the Legislative Council’s Personnel Committee deems appropriate. Benefit payments may be extended by the Personnel Committee for up to an additional 16 weeks if the employee provides evidence that he/she has filed an application for disability retirement benefits with the Maine Public Employees Retirement System.

Benefit Payment Period Due to the Employee’s Illness or Injury. Benefit payments on account of temporary total disability due to illness or injury and while the employee remains under the care of a licensed physician commence no earlier than on the day immediately following exhaustion of all of the affected employee’s accrued sick leave and other paid leave, or thirty (30) days of continuous disability, whichever is greater, for a period not to exceed 26 weeks from the date the benefit payments commenced. Payments to the employee may continue until the earliest of the following dates: a. the first day the employee is able to return to gainful employment or is no longer under the care of a licensed physician; b. the first day following 26 twenty six (26) weeks from the date the disability benefit payment period commenced; c. for session employees, adjournment sine die of the Regular Session of the Legislature during which the employee became disabled; d. the first day the employee is eligible for a permanent disability allowance under 0 XXXX 5 MRSA §00000 17901 et seq; or e. such other time period less than 26 twenty six (26) weeks which the Legislative Council’s Personnel Committee deems appropriate. Benefit payments may be extended by the Personnel Committee for up to an additional 16 weeks if the employee provides evidence that he/she has filed an application for disability retirement benefits with the Maine Public Employees Retirement System.

Benefit Payment Period Due to the Employee’s Illness or Injury. Benefit payments on account of temporary total disability due to illness or injury and while the employee remains under the care of a licensed physician commence no earlier than on the day immediately following exhaustion of all of the affected employee’s accrued sick leave and other paid leave, or thirty (30) days of continuous disability, whichever is greater, for a period not to exceed 26 weeks from the date the benefit payments commenced. Payments to the employee may continue until the earliest of the following dates: a. the first day the employee is able to return to gainful employment or is no longer under the care of a licensed physician; b. the first day following 26 twenty six (26) weeks from the date the disability benefit payment period commenced; c. for session employees, adjournment sine die of the Regular Session of the Legislature during which the employee became disabled; d. the first day the employee is eligible for a permanent disability allowance under 0 XXXX §00000 et seq; or e. such other time period less than 26 twenty six (26) weeks which the Legislative Council’s Personnel Committee deems appropriate. Benefit payments may be extended by the Personnel Committee for up to an additional 16 weeks if the employee provides evidence that he/she has filed an application for disability retirement benefits with the Maine Public Employees Retirement System.