Disability Retirement Benefits. If while actively employed on a full-time basis with Employer, Employee incurs a Disability Retirement, Employee is entitled to a Disability Retirement Benefit which shall commence payment within sixty (60) days following the Disability Retirement and be paid monthly until the December 31st immediately following Employee’s eightieth (80th) birthday.
Disability Retirement Benefits. A. Employees who retired under a Disability Retirement after 12/1/70, who have never applied for or been accepted into the County plan and have been refused disability benefits from the Florida Retirement System or who have been subsequently removed from the Florida Retirement System will be allowed to apply to the County disability system. Employees will have 90 days from being removed from the Florida Retirement System to apply to the Disability Panel in order to be eligible for consideration for the County's service connected Disability Program. Employees may request retroactive benefits to date of retirement. The decision of the disability panel will be final.
B. The County will provide assistance to help individuals who the County believes are certified as disabled to get into the Florida Retirement System program. This assistance will include legal representation through the State Retirement Commission appeal process.
C. Employees certified as disabled by the County long term service connected disability program who subsequently are denied disability benefits under the Florida Retirement System will receive legal representation through the appeal to the State Retirement Commission.
D. Management retains the right to amend the Service Connected Disability Program as long as the benefit levels are not reduced.
E. Employees found not disabled and who are fit and able to resume duty will be returned to work.
F. Resignation from the County service is not a prerequisite to applying for disability retirement benefits from the Florida Retirement System or the County's Service Connected Disability Program.
Disability Retirement Benefits. If the Plan provides for a disability benefit as elected in Section II.C.3. of the Adoption Agreement, a Participant who becomes totally disabled as defined in Section 2.75 of the Plan prior to retirement and separation of service shall be entitled to receive the benefit specified in the Adoption Agreement. The Plan Administrator shall have the sole authority to determine a Participant's eligibility for a Total Disability and, in its discretion, may require submission of appropriate medical evidence by the Participant as may be necessary to make said determination.
Disability Retirement Benefits. If a Participant retires by reason of Total and Permanent Disability while in the employ of an Employer or an Affiliated Company or on Leave of Absence, subject to the provisions of Subsections 11.01(2), 11.02(1) and 12.03(2) hereof, he shall be entitled to receive benefits equal to the total amounts in his Accounts valued as of the Valuation Date coinciding with or immediately following the date on which such Participant retires on account of Total and Permanent Disability. However, if distribution is delayed because the Participant’s Account balances exceed $3,500 (for distributions prior to January 1, 1998) or $5,000 (for distributions on or after January 1, 1998), such distribution shall be based upon the balance in such Participant’s Accounts as of the Valuation Date coinciding with or immediately preceding the earlier of (iv) the date of the Participant’s election to receive such distribution, or (v) the date on which such Participant attains age sixty-five (65) or dies. Payments resulting from a Participant’s retirement on account of Total and Permanent Disability shall be made by the Trustee at the direction of the Committee at the time and in the manner provided in Article XI hereof.
Disability Retirement Benefits. Commencing with the monthly benefit payable February 17, 2012, the monthly retirement benefit payable out of the Pension Trust Fund to an Employee who shall be eligible for a disability retirement benefit under the provisions of Section 4.03 of the Plan for an Employee who shall have retired or shall retire on or after July 1, 1968, shall be an amount computed in accordance with Sections 5.01, above. The monthly disability retirement benefit payable out of the Pension Trust Fund shall become payable to the Retired Employee, if he then shall be living, on the first day of the month after:
i) he shall have filed an application for such benefit with the Board;
ii) his disability retirement shall have commenced; and
iii) at least 26 weeks shall have elapsed since the date upon which his disability commenced; and shall be payable on the first day of each month thereafter until, but not including, the month after:
1) his disability retirement shall end; or
2) he shall reach his 65th birthday; or
3) he shall die; whichever first shall occur. When a retired Employee receiving a Disability Retirement Benefit shall reach his 65th birthday, he thereafter shall receive a Normal Retirement Benefit determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 5.01 and shall no longer be considered on a disability retirement.
Disability Retirement Benefits. In the event of a Participant’s Disability prior to the Participant’s Retirement Date or other termination of employment, all amounts credited to such Participant’s Account shall become fully Vested. In the event of a Participant’s Disability, the Administrator, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.5 and 6.7, shall direct the distribution to such Participant of all Vested amounts credited to such Participant’s Account.
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Disability Retirement Benefits. If while actively employed on a full-time basis with Employer the Employee becomes disabled and such disability continues for six (6) months and is deemed by Employer to he permanent in accordance with paragraph 5(d) hereof, the Employer may terminate Employee's employment and commence Disability Retirement Benefits which shall continue only so long as Employee will suffer from permanent disability as similarly determined by Employer in its sole discretion.
Disability Retirement Benefits. If you have at least five years of credited service with the Company and become disabled, you are eligible to retire and receive a disability retirement benefit. Your disability retirement benefit is determined using the normal retirement formula Benefit Factors as of your retirement and your years of credited service as of the date you become disabled; it will not be reduced for early payment. In addition, you may be eligible for a special temporary benefit (see below). Disability retirement benefits begin on the date you elect, which cannot be earlier than: • the first day of the month that includes the date the required proof of disability is received by the Company, • the first day of the month following a six-month period of disability, or • the date the Company receives your application for disability retirement. Benefits will end if you are no longer disabled. If you are determined to be totally and permanently disabled under the Company’s long-term disability plan (Appendix B, Article III, Section 5a2) or you receive a Social Security disability award, you will be deemed to be disabled for purposes of this Plan. A disability cannot result from service in the armed forces of any country, unless you complete at least five years of service after you return to work with the Company.
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