Disability Program Sample Clauses
Disability Program. Eligibility and administration of disability benefits shall be pursuant to current Ohio Law and the Administrative Rules of the Department of Administrative Services except for the following modifications and clarifications:
A. Any full-time permanent employee with a disabling illness, injury, or condition that will last more than fourteen (14) consecutive days and who has completed one (1) year of continuous state service immediately prior to the date of the disability may be eligible for disability leave benefits.
B. To be eligible for disability leave benefits, an employee must be: (1) in active pay status or approved sick leave, (2) on approved disability leave, (3) on approved leave of absence without pay for personal medical reasons or (4) disability separated. Employees alleging conditions precluded by OAC 123:1-33-03 are not eligible for disability benefits, unless the exceptions of the section are met. An application for disability benefits based on a diagnosis of a mental disorder, including but not limited to, psychosis, mood disorders, and anxiety, must be confirmed by a licensed mental health provider authorized by the Employer’s mental health administrator. Where the initial application is accompanied by the opinion of such provider, it shall be processed accordingly. However, where the diagnosis is submitted by any other medical professional, the Employer shall make expeditious arrangements for the required examination by the licensed mental health provider. Approval of the application will be contingent upon receipt of substantiation from such provider. In the event the examination is outside the parameters of the employee’s mental healthcare plan, the cost of the examination shall be borne by the Employer.
C. Part-time employees who have worked fifteen hundred (1500) or more hours within the twelve (12) calendar months preceding disability shall be entitled to disability benefits based upon the average regular weekly earnings for weeks worked over that twelve
Disability Program. Eligibility and administration of disability benefits shall be pursuant to current Ohio Law and the Administrative Rules of the Department of Administrative Services except for the following modifications and clarifications:
A. Any full-time permanent employee with a disabling illness, injury or condition that will last more than fourteen (14) consecutive days AND who has completed one (1) year of continuous state service immediately prior to the date of the disability may be eligible for disability leave benefits.
B. To be eligible for disability leave benefits, an employee must be: (1) in active pay status or approved sick leave, (2) on approved disability leave,
Disability Program. Section 32.1. If an Employee becomes disabled and is unable to work, the employee shall provide the Employer with a doctor’s statement. At that time, the employee may elect to take a disability leave of absence. The Employer may, at that time, require that the employee undergo a confirmatory medical examination prior to granting or denying the disability leave request. All time spent in receiving said confirmatory medical examination shall be considered employed time, and said employee shall receive all contractual benefits, including but not limited to, meal and travel reimbursement and overtime for all hours outside of the normal workday. An employee granted a disability leave of absence shall be required to use all available sick leave until such sick leave is exhausted. After the employee has exhausted all available sick leave, the employee shall utilize all other forms of paid leave. Such period of absence will not exceed six (6) months in total for a full-time employee or three (3) months in total for a part- time employee. During the time the employee is on Disability Leave, the employee shall not accrue any paid leave time. If the full-time employee fails to return within the six (6) months and continues to be disabled, then he/she will be placed on the Agency layoff list with return rights for a period of one (1) year from the date of placement on the layoff list. If the individual applies for a vacancy, she/he will be considered for the vacancy in accordance with Section 10. 4(A)-(B). Where the reason for the disability leave constitutes a qualifying reason for leave as defined in the “Family and Medical Leave Act” (FMLA), time off under this article shall run concurrently with any entitlement to FMLA.
Section 32.2. As a point of clarification, an employee can use disability leave for any qualifying reason for leave as defined in the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Section 32.3. Upon the employee giving notice of returning to work from disability leave of absence, or when an employee is considered for return to work from the Agency layoff list, the employee shall provide the Employer with a physician’s statement of the employee’s ability to return to work. In either situation, the Employer may also require the employee to submit to a physical evaluation by a physician selected by the Employer at the Employer’s expense.
Section 32.4. If an employee does not return to work by the end of the one (1) year on the layoff list, then the employee has waive...
Disability Program. If immediately before the promotion the employee was covered by the County LTD program, the employee will have the same LTD coverage in this unit, rather than coverage under the pension plan non-duty disability provisions and Section 11.2 of this Agreement.
Disability Program. Eligibility and administration of disability benefits shall be pursuant to current Ohio Law and the Administrative Rules of the Department of Administrative Services except for the following modifications and clarifications:
A. Any full-time permanent employee with a disabling illness, injury, or condition that will last more than fourteen (14) consecutive days AND who has completed one (1) year of continuous state service immediately prior to the date of the disability may be eligible for disability leave benefits.
Disability Program. The VILLAGE shall provide a Long Term Disability Program. It shall be substantially equivalent to the policy in effect on the effective date of this AGREEMENT. The VILLAGE reserves the right to change the policy or the carrier as long as any proposed change is reviewed by the UNION and the VILLAGE before any change is affected.
Disability Program. EMPLOYEE agrees to pay the cost of membership in the CITY-approved short-term/ long-term disability insurance program. EMPLOYEE agrees that such premiums will be paid with after-tax dollars in order to maintain the tax- free benefit status to both the CITY and EMPLOYEE in the event benefits are paid. It is agreed between the Parties that in the event of disability, EMPLOYEE shall enjoy all the rights and privileges to which EMPLOYEE is entitled under state and federal law.
Disability Program. The Panel finds that, by reforming the disability pro- gram for employees represented by the FOP in the same manner as provided in the agreements negotiat- ed between the City and the AFSCME unions, the City may achieve substantial savings without significantly disrupting the basic benefits available to employees who incur injuries or illnesses. These reforms are intended to reduce the amount of disability pay to a level commensurate with an employee’s pre-injury net salary and to eliminate abuses of the present system. The City shall amend Civil Service Regulation 32 and the Pension Ordinance to conform to this Award.
Disability Program. The Employer shall provide a Long-Term Disability Program, which shall be equivalent to the policy in effect on June 30, 1977.
Disability Program. The College shall provide, at no expense to the employee, a temporary disability income plan for Full-Time Faculty Members who are absent from work during the Fall or Spring semesters due to prolonged serious illness/injury. This program is offered as a substitute for participation in the New Jersey Disability program. The terms of the College program will be no less than those of the New Jersey Disability program. Disability is defined as an absence from work, due to sickness or injury, not caused by the Full-Time Faculty Member’s job. The maximum amount of disability leave is twenty-six