Common use of Disability Period Clause in Contracts

Disability Period. During the first five working days plus 156 weeks: any continuous period of disability or succession of consecutive periods separated by fewer than 15 days of full-time active employment or availability for full-time employment, unless the participant proves, to the employer’s or to the employer representative’s satisfaction, that a subsequent disability period is attributable to an accident or illness entirely unrelated to the previous cause of disability. In the case of a participant who does not have permanent, full-time status, the period of “five working days” mentioned above is replaced by “seven calendar days” as of the first day on which she was scheduled to work or as of the first day following the first 12 weeks of disability, whichever of these dates occurs first; - Thereafter, any continuous period of disability or succession of consecutive periods separated by fewer than six calendar months during which the participant has not been totally disabled. Any disability period resulting from an illness or accident which is entirely unrelated to the cause of the previous disability is considered to be a new disability period, except if the new disability occurs during a disability period. Any period of rehabilitation or temporary assignment occurring during the waiting period specified for long-term disability insurance does not interrupt the disability period but can affect the administration of the waiver of premiums.