Common use of Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance Clause in Contracts

Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. This Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability (ENDI) provision is only applicable to employees participating in the annual leave program referenced in Section 8.2 (Annual Leave). ENDI is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork- related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. A. For periods of disability commencing on or after January 1, 1989, eligible employees shall receive ENDI payments at fifty percent (50%) of their gross salary, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-six (26) weeks for any one disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless they have returned to their regular time base and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work days. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. Disability payments may be supplemented with annual leave, sick leave or partial payment to provide for up to one hundred percent (100%) income replacement. At the time of an ENDI claim, an employee may elect either the fifty percent (50%) ENDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of seven-five percent (75%) or one hundred percent (100%) at gross pay. Once a claim for ENDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the supplemental rate shall be maintained throughout the disability period. B. The employee shall serve a seven (7) consecutive calendar day waiting period before ENDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued paid leave or CTO leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived when the employee is a registered bed patient in a hospital or nursing home, or receives treatment in a hospital surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ offices are not included. C. If the employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving ENDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. Following the start of ENDI payments an employee may at any time switch from ENDI to sick leave or annual leave, but may not return to ENDI until that leave is exhausted. E. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive ENDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to their full-time work during the period of his or her disability, may upon the discretion of his or her appointing power, work those hours (in hour increments) which when combined with the ENDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of their regular "full pay". This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under Subsection A. of this article. The appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Director of the Employment Development Department for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or her position. F. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's Injured State Worker Assistance Program, ENDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the eighteen (18) monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-time employee in the same group or class. An employee will be eligible for ENDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) hours of compensated work. H. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. Upon approval of ENDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. All appeals of an employee's denial of ENDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22. All disputes relating to an employee's denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This does not change either party's contractual rights which are not related to an individual's denial of benefits. K. Employees who become covered in the annual leave program while on an NDI claim shall continue to receive NDI pay at the old rate for the duration of the claim. L Employees who do not elect the annual leave program will receive NDI benefits in accordance with the current program in Section 9.15 (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance), such benefits are limited to $135.00 per week.

Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. Annual Leave A. This Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability (ENDI) ENDI provision is only applicable to employees participating in the annual leave program referenced in Section 8.2 section 9.11. B. Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (Annual Leave). ENDI ENDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork- nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. A. C. For periods of disability commencing on or after January 1, 1989, eligible employees shall receive ENDI payments at fifty percent (50%) % of their gross salary, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-six (26) 26 weeks for any one disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless they have returned to their regular time base base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work days. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. Disability payments may be supplemented with annual leave, sick leave or partial payment to provide for up to one hundred percent (100%) % income replacement. At the time of an ENDI claim, an employee may elect either the fifty percent (50%) % ENDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of seven-five percent (75%) % or one hundred percent (100%) % at gross pay. Once a claim for ENDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the supplemental rate shall be maintained throughout the disability period. B. D. The employee shall serve a seven (7) consecutive calendar day waiting period before ENDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued paid leave or CTO leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived when commencing with the employee is a registered bed patient first full day of confinement in a hospital or hospital, nursing home, or receives treatment in emergency clinic for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a hospital surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ offices are not included24- hour period starting at midnight. C. E. If the employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving ENDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. F. Following the start of ENDI payments an employee may at any time switch from ENDI to sick leave or annual leave, but may not return to ENDI until that leave is exhausted. E. G. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive ENDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to their full-full- time work during the period of his or her disability, may upon the discretion of his or her appointing power, work those hours (in hour increments) which when combined with the ENDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) % of their regular "full pay". This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under Subsection A. c. of this article. The appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Director of the Employment Development Department for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or her position. F. X. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's Injured State Worker Assistance Program, ENDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. I. Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the eighteen (18) 18 monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-time employee in the same group or class. An employee will be eligible for ENDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) 960 hours of compensated work. H. J. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration Human Resources laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. K. Upon approval of ENDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. L. All appeals of an employee's denial of ENDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22. All disputes relating to an employee's denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This does not change either party's contractual rights which are not related to an individual's denial of benefits. K. M. Employees who become covered in the annual leave program while on an NDI claim shall continue to receive NDI pay at the old rate for the duration of the claim. L . N. Employees who do not elect the annual leave program will receive NDI benefits in accordance with the current program in Section 9.15 (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance), section 11.6 and such benefits are limited to $135.00 per week.

Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. This Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability (ENDI) - Annual Leave a. This ENDI provision is applicable only applicable to employees participating in the annual leave program referenced in Section 8.2 (Annual Leave). section 6.3. b. ENDI is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork- nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. A. c. For periods of disability commencing on or after January 1, 1989, eligible employees shall receive ENDI payments at fifty percent (50%) % of their gross salary, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-six (26) 26 weeks for any one disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless they have he/she has returned to their his/her regular time base base, and work worked for at least ten (10) consecutive work days. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. Disability payments may be supplemented with annual leave, sick leave or partial payment to provide for up to one hundred percent (100%) % income replacement. At the time of an ENDI claim, an employee may elect either the fifty percent (50%) % ENDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of seven-five percent (75%) % or one hundred percent (100%) % at gross pay. Once a claim for ENDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the supplemental rate shall be maintained throughout the disability period.. 52 B. d. The employee shall serve a seven (7) consecutive calendar day waiting period before ENDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued paid leave or CTO leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived when commencing with the employee is a registered bed patient first full day of confinement in a hospital hospital, nursing home or nursing home, or receives treatment in emergency clinic for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a hospital surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ offices are not included24-hour period starting at midnight. C. e. If the employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving ENDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. f. Following the start of ENDI payments payments, an employee may at any time switch from ENDI to sick leave or annual leave, but may not return to ENDI until that leave is exhausted. E. g. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive ENDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to their full-time work during the period of his or his/her disabilitydisability may, may upon at the discretion of his or her appointing power, work those hours (in hour increments) which when combined with the ENDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) % of their his/her regular "full pay". ." This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under Subsection A. of this articlec. above. The appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Director of the Employment Development Department for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or his/her position. F. h. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's Injured State Worker Assistance Program, ENDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. i. Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the eighteen (18) 18 monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-time employee in the same group or class. An employee will be eligible for ENDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) 960 hours of compensated work. H. j. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. k. Upon approval of ENDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. l. All appeals of an employee's denial of ENDI benefits shall follow only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22. All disputes relating to an employee's denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This does not change either party's contractual rights which are not related to an individual's denial of benefits. K. m. Employees who become covered in the annual leave program while on an NDI claim shall continue to receive NDI pay at the old rate for the duration of the claim. L . n. Employees who do not elect the annual leave program will receive NDI benefits in accordance with the current program in Section 9.15 (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance), such benefits are limited to $135.00 per week7.7.

Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. Annual Leave A. This Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (ENDI) provision is only applicable to employees participating in the annual leave program referenced in Section 8.2 (Annual Leave). section 9.4. B. ENDI is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork- non- work- related disabilities as defined by Section section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. A. C. For periods of disability commencing on or after January 1, 1989, eligible employees shall receive ENDI payments at fifty percent (50%) of their gross salary, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-six (26) weeks for any one one-disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless they have returned to their regular time base base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work daysworkdays. Disability payments may be supplemented with annual leave, sick leave or partial payment to provide for up to one hundred percent (100%) income replacement. At the time of an ENDI claim, an employee may elect either the fifty percent (50%) ENDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of sevenseventy-five percent (75%) or one hundred percent (100%) at gross pay. Once a claim for ENDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the supplemental rate shall be maintained throughout the disability period. B. D. The employee shall serve a seven (7) consecutive calendar day waiting period before ENDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued paid leave or CTO leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived when commencing with the employee is a registered bed patient first full day of confinement in a hospital or hospital, nursing home, or receives treatment in emergency clinic for at least one (1) full day. A full day is defined as a hospital surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ offices are not includedtwenty-four (24) hour period starting at midnight. C. E. If the employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving ENDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. F. Following the start of ENDI payments an employee may at any time switch from ENDI to sick leave or annual leave, but may not return to ENDI until that leave is exhausted. E. G. In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive ENDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to their full-time work during the period of his or his/her disability, may upon the discretion of his or his/her appointing power, work those hours (in hour increments) which when combined with the ENDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of their regular "“full pay"”. This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under Subsection A. (C) of this articleArticle. The appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Director of or the Employment Development Department for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or his/her position. F. H. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's ’s Injured State Worker Assistance Program, ENDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. I. Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the eighteen (18) monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-time employee in the same group or class. An employee will be eligible for ENDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) hours of compensated work. H. J. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. K. Upon approval of ENDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. L. All appeals of an employee's ’s denial of ENDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22. All disputes relating to an employee's ’s denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This does not change either party's ’s contractual rights rights, which are not related to an individual's ’s denial of benefits. K. M. Employees who become covered in the annual leave program while on an NDI Non- Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) claim shall continue to receive NDI pay at the old rate for the duration of the claim. L . N. Employees who do not elect the annual leave program will receive NDI benefits in accordance with the current program in Section 9.15 (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance), section 10.5 and such benefits are limited to one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135.00 135) per week, or as provided by law, whichever is greater.

Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. Annual Leave A. This Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability (ENDI) ENDI provision is only applicable to employees participating in the annual leave program referenced in Section 8.2 section 9.11. B. Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (Annual Leave). ENDI ENDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork- nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. A. C. For periods of disability commencing on or after January 1, 1989, eligible employees shall receive ENDI payments at fifty percent (50%) % of their gross salary, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-six (26) 26 weeks for any one disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless they have returned to their regular time base base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work days. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. Disability payments may be supplemented with annual leave, sick leave or partial payment to provide for up to one hundred percent (100%) % income replacement. At the time of an ENDI claim, an employee may elect either the fifty percent (50%) % ENDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of seven-five percent (75%) % or one hundred percent (100%) % at gross pay. Once a claim for ENDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the supplemental rate shall be maintained throughout the disability period. B. D. The employee shall serve a seven (7) consecutive calendar day waiting period before ENDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued paid leave or CTO leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived when commencing with the employee is a registered bed patient first full day of confinement in a hospital or hospital, nursing home, or receives treatment in emergency clinic for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a hospital surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ offices are not included24- hour period starting at midnight. C. E. If the employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving ENDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. F. Following the start of ENDI payments an employee may at any time switch from ENDI to sick leave or annual leave, but may not return to ENDI until that leave is exhausted. E. G. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive ENDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to their full-full- time work during the period of his or her disability, may upon the discretion of his or her appointing power, work those hours (in hour increments) which when combined with the ENDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) % of their regular "full pay". This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under Subsection A. c. of this article. The appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Director of the Employment Development Department for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or her position. F. H. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's Injured State Worker Assistance Program, ENDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. I. Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the eighteen (18) 18 monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-time employee in the same group or class. An employee will be eligible for ENDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) 960 hours of compensated work. H. J. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration Human Resources laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. K. Upon approval of ENDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. L. All appeals of an employee's denial of ENDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22. All disputes relating to an employee's denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This does not change either party's contractual rights which are not related to an individual's denial of benefits. K. M. Employees who become covered in the annual leave program while on an NDI claim shall continue to receive NDI pay at the old rate for the duration of the claim. L . N. Employees who do not elect the annual leave program will receive NDI benefits in accordance with the current program in Section 9.15 (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance), section 11.6 and such benefits are limited to $135.00 per week.

Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. This Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability (ENDI) - Annual Leave A. This ENDI provision is applicable only applicable to employees participating in the annual leave program referenced in Section 8.2 (Annual Leave). 6.3. B. ENDI is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork- nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. A. C. For periods of disability commencing on or after January 1, 1989, eligible employees shall receive ENDI payments at fifty percent (50%) % of their gross salary, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-six (26) 26 weeks for any one disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless they have he/she has returned to their his/her regular time base base, and work worked for at least ten (10) consecutive work days. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. Disability payments may be supplemented with annual leave, sick leave or partial payment to provide for up to one hundred percent (100%) % income replacement. At the time of an ENDI claim, an employee may elect either the fifty percent (50%) % ENDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of seven-five percent (75%) % or one hundred percent (100%) % at gross pay. Once a claim for ENDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the supplemental rate shall be maintained throughout the disability period. B. D. The employee shall serve a seven (7) consecutive calendar day waiting period before ENDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued paid leave or CTO leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived when commencing with the employee is a registered bed patient first full day of confinement in a hospital hospital, nursing home or nursing home, or receives treatment in emergency clinic for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a hospital surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ offices are not included24-hour period starting at midnight. C. E. If the employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving ENDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. F. Following the start of ENDI payments payments, an employee may at any time switch from ENDI to sick leave or annual leave, but may not return to ENDI until that leave is exhausted. E. G. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive ENDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to their full-time work during the period of his or his/her disabilitydisability may, may upon at the discretion of his or her appointing power, work those hours (in hour increments) which when combined with the ENDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) % of their his/her regular "full pay". ." This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under Subsection A. of this articleC above. The appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Director of the Employment Development Department for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or his/her position. F. X. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's Injured State Worker Assistance Program, ENDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. I. Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the eighteen (18) 18 monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-time employee in the same group or class. An employee will be eligible for ENDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) 960 hours of compensated work. H. J. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. K. Upon approval of ENDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. L. All appeals of an employee's denial of ENDI benefits shall follow only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22. All disputes relating to an employee's denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This does not change either party's contractual rights which are not related to an individual's denial of benefits. K. M. Employees who become covered in the annual leave program while on an NDI claim shall continue to receive NDI pay at the old rate for the duration of the claim. L . N. Employees who do not elect the annual leave program will receive NDI benefits in accordance with the current program in Section 9.15 (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance), such benefits are limited to $135.00 per week7.7.

Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. This Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability (ENDI) Insurance - Annual Leave A. This ENDI provision is only applicable to employees participating in the annual leave program referenced in Section 8.2 8.2. B. Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (Annual Leave). ENDI ENDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork- non-work-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. A. C. For periods of disability commencing on or after January July 1, 19891999, eligible employees shall receive ENDI payments at fifty percent (50%) % of their gross salary, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-six (26) 26 weeks for any one disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless they have returned to their regular time base base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work days. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. Disability payments may be supplemented with annual leave, sick leave or partial payment to provide for up to one hundred percent (100%) % income replacement. At the time of an ENDI claim, an employee may elect either the fifty percent (50%) % ENDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of seven-five percent (75%) % or one hundred percent (100%) % at gross pay. Once a claim for ENDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the supplemental rate shall be maintained throughout the disability period. B. D. The employee shall serve a seven (7) consecutive calendar day waiting period before ENDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued paid leave or CTO leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived when commencing with the employee is a registered bed patient first full day of confinement in a hospital or hospital, nursing home, or receives treatment in emergency clinic for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a hospital surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ offices are not included24-hour period starting at midnight. C. E. If the employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving ENDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. F. Following the start of ENDI payments an employee may at any time switch from ENDI to sick leave or annual leave, but may not return to ENDI until that leave is exhausted. E. G. In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive ENDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to their full-full- time work during the period of his or her disability, may upon the discretion of his or her appointing power, work those hours (in hour increments) which when combined with the ENDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) % of their regular "“full pay"”. This does not qualify quality the employee for a new disability period under Subsection A. c. of this article. The appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Director of the Employment Development Department for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or her position. F. X. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's ’s Injured State Worker Assistance Program, ENDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. I. Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the eighteen (18) 18 monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-time employee in the same group or class. An employee will be eligible for ENDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) 960 hours of compensated work. H. J. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration DPA laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. K. Upon approval of ENDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. L. All appeals of an employee's ’s denial of ENDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22. All disputes relating related to an employee's ’s denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This does not change either party's ’s contractual rights which are not related to an individual's ’s denial of benefits. K. M. Employees who become covered in the annual leave program while on an NDI claim shall continue to receive NDI pay at the old rate for the duration of the claim. L . N. Employees who do not elect the annual leave program will receive NDI benefits in accordance with the current program in Section 9.15 (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance), section 9.13 and such benefits are limited to $135.00 per week.

Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. Annual Leave A. This Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability (ENDI) ENDI provision is only applicable to employees participating in the annual leave program referenced in Section 8.2 8.17. B. Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (Annual Leave). ENDI ENDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork- nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. A. C. For periods of disability commencing on or after January 1, 1989, eligible employees shall receive ENDI payments at fifty percent (50%) percent of their gross salary, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-twenty six (26) weeks for any one (1) disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless they have returned to their regular time base base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work days. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. Disability payments may be supplemented with annual leave, sick leave or partial payment to provide for up to one hundred percent (100%) income replacement. At the time of an ENDI claim, an employee may elect either the fifty percent (50%) ENDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of seven-seventy five percent (75%) or one hundred percent (100%) at gross pay. Once a claim for ENDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the supplemental rate shall be maintained throughout the disability period. B. D. The employee shall serve a seven (7) consecutive calendar day waiting period before ENDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued paid leave or CTO leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived when the employee is a registered bed patient in a hospital or nursing home, or receives treatment in a hospital surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ doctors offices are not included. C. E. If the employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving ENDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. F. Following the start of ENDI payments an employee may at any time switch from ENDI to sick leave or annual leave, but may not return to ENDI until that leave is exhausted. E. G. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive ENDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to their full-full- time work during the period of his or his/her disability, may upon the discretion of his or his/her appointing power, work those hours (in hour increments) which when combined with the ENDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) percent of their regular "full pay". This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under Subsection A. C. of this article. The appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Director of the Employment Development Department (EDD) for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or his/her position. F. H. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's Injured State Worker Assistance Program, ENDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. I. Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the eighteen (18) monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-full- time employee in the same group or class. An employee will be eligible for ENDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) hours of compensated work. H. J. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. K. Upon approval of ENDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. L. All appeals of an employee's denial of ENDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22. All disputes relating to an employee's denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This does not change either party's contractual rights which are not related to an individual's denial of benefits. K. M. Employees who become covered in the annual leave program while on an NDI claim shall continue to receive NDI pay at the old rate for the duration of the claim. L . N. Employees who do not elect the annual leave program will receive NDI benefits in accordance with the current program in Section 9.15 (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance), section 9.9 and such benefits are limited to one hundred thirty five dollars ($135.00 135) per week.

Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. Annual Leave‌ A. This Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (ENDI) provision is only applicable to employees participating in the annual leave program referenced in Section 8.2 (Annual Leave). section 9.4. B. ENDI is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork- non- work-related disabilities as defined by Section section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. A. C. For periods of disability commencing on or after January 1, 1989, eligible employees shall receive ENDI payments at fifty percent (50%) of their gross salary, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-six (26) weeks for any one one-disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless they have returned to their regular time base base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work daysworkdays. Disability payments may be supplemented with annual leave, sick leave or partial payment to provide for up to one hundred percent (100%) income replacement. At the time of an ENDI claim, an employee may elect either the fifty percent (50%) ENDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of sevenseventy-five percent (75%) or one hundred percent (100%) at gross pay. Once a claim for ENDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the supplemental rate shall be maintained throughout the disability period. B. D. The employee shall serve a seven (7) consecutive calendar day waiting period before ENDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued paid leave or CTO leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived when commencing with the employee is a registered bed patient first full day of confinement in a hospital or hospital, nursing home, or receives treatment in emergency clinic for at least one (1) full day. A full day is defined as a hospital surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ offices are not includedtwenty-four (24) hour period starting at midnight. C. E. If the employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving ENDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. F. Following the start of ENDI payments an employee may at any time switch from ENDI to sick leave or annual leave, but may not return to ENDI until that leave is exhausted. E. G. In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive ENDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to their full-time work during the period of his or his/her disability, may upon the discretion of his or his/her appointing power, work those hours (in hour increments) which when combined with the ENDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of their regular "“full pay"”. This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under Subsection A. (C) of this articleArticle. The appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Director of or the Employment Development Department for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or his/her position. F. H. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's ’s Injured State Worker Assistance Program, ENDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. I. Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the eighteen (18) monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-time employee in the same group or class. An employee will be eligible for ENDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) hours of compensated work. H. J. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. K. Upon approval of ENDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. L. All appeals of an employee's ’s denial of ENDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22. All disputes relating to an employee's ’s denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This does not change either party's ’s contractual rights rights, which are not related to an individual's ’s denial of benefits. K. M. Employees who become covered in the annual leave program while on an NDI Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) claim shall continue to receive NDI pay at the old rate for the duration of the claim. L . N. Employees who do not elect the annual leave program will receive NDI benefits in accordance with the current program in Section 9.15 (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance), section 10.5 and such benefits are limited to one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135.00 135) per week, or as provided by law, whichever is greater.

Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. This Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability (ENDI) - Annual Leave A. This ENDI provision is applicable only applicable to employees participating in the annual leave program referenced in Section 8.2 (Annual Leave). 6.3. B. ENDI is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork- non-work- related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. A. C. For periods of disability commencing on or after January 1, 1989, eligible employees shall receive ENDI payments at fifty percent (50%) % of their gross salary, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-six (26) 26 weeks for any one disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless they have he/she has returned to their his/her regular time base base, and work worked for at least ten (10) consecutive work days. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. Disability payments may be supplemented with annual leave, sick leave or partial payment to provide for up to one hundred percent (100%) % income replacement. At the time of an ENDI claim, an employee may elect either the fifty percent (50%) % ENDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of seven-five percent (75%) % or one hundred percent (100%) % at gross pay. Once a claim for ENDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the supplemental rate shall be maintained throughout the disability period. B. D. The employee shall serve a seven (7) consecutive calendar day waiting period before ENDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued paid leave or CTO leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived when commencing with the employee is a registered bed patient first full day of confinement in a hospital hospital, nursing home or nursing home, or receives treatment in emergency clinic for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a hospital surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ offices are not included24- hour period starting at midnight. C. E. If the employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving ENDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. F. Following the start of ENDI payments payments, an employee may at any time switch from ENDI to sick leave or annual leave, but may not return to ENDI until that leave is exhausted. E. G. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive ENDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to their full-time work during the period of his or his/her disabilitydisability may, may upon at the discretion of his or her appointing power, work those hours (in hour increments) which when combined with the ENDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) % of their his/her regular "full pay". ." This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under Subsection A. of this articleC above. The appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Director of the Employment Development Department for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or his/her position. F. H. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's Injured State Worker Assistance Programemployer, ENDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. I. Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the eighteen (18) 18 monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-time employee in the same group or class. An employee will be eligible for ENDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) 960 hours of compensated work. H. J. All other applicable California Department of Personnel Administration Human Resources laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. K. Upon approval of ENDI benefits, the State may shall issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. If the employee is on direct deposit, the direct deposit shall be cancelled. J. L. All appeals of an employee's denial of ENDI benefits shall follow only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22. All disputes relating to an employee's denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This does not change either party's contractual rights which are not related to an individual's denial of benefits. K. M. Employees who become covered in the annual leave program while on an NDI claim shall continue to receive NDI pay at the old rate for the duration of the claim. L . N. Employees who do not elect the annual leave program will receive NDI benefits in accordance with the current program in Section 9.15 (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance), such benefits are limited to $135.00 per week7.7.

Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. This Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability (ENDI) Insurance - Annual Leave A. This ENDI provision is only applicable to employees participating in the annual leave program referenced in Section 8.2 8.2. B. Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (Annual Leave). ENDI ENDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork- non-work-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. A. C. For periods of disability commencing on or after January July 1, 19891999, eligible employees shall receive ENDI payments at fifty percent (50%) % of their gross salary, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-six (26) 26 weeks for any one disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless they have returned to their regular time base base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work days. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. Disability payments may be supplemented with annual leave, sick leave or partial payment to provide for up to one hundred percent (100%) % income replacement. At the time of an ENDI claim, an employee may elect either the fifty percent (50%) % ENDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of seven-five percent (75%) % or one hundred percent (100%) % at gross pay. Once a claim for ENDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the supplemental rate shall be maintained throughout the disability period. B. D. The employee shall serve a seven (7) consecutive calendar day waiting period before ENDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued paid leave or CTO leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived when commencing with the employee is a registered bed patient first full day of confinement in a hospital or hospital, nursing home, or receives treatment in emergency clinic for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a hospital surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ offices are not included24-hour period starting at midnight. C. E. If the employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving ENDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. F. Following the start of ENDI payments an employee may at any time switch from ENDI to sick leave or annual leave, but may not return to ENDI until that leave is exhausted. E. G. In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive ENDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to their full-full- time work during the period of his or her disability, may upon the discretion of his or her appointing power, work those hours (in hour increments) which when combined with the ENDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) % of their regular "“full pay"”. This does not qualify quality the employee for a new disability period under Subsection A. c. of this article. The appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Director of the Employment Development Department for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or her position. F. H. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's ’s Injured State Worker Assistance Program, ENDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. I. Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the eighteen (18) 18 monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-time employee in the same group or class. An employee will be eligible for ENDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) 960 hours of compensated work. H. J. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration DPA laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. K. Upon approval of ENDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. L. All appeals of an employee's ’s denial of ENDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22. All disputes relating related to an employee's ’s denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This does not change either party's ’s contractual rights which are not related to an individual's ’s denial of benefits. K. M. Employees who become covered in the annual leave program while on an NDI claim shall continue to receive NDI pay at the old rate for the duration of the claim. L . N. Employees who do not elect the annual leave program will receive NDI benefits in accordance with the current program in Section 9.15 (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance), section 9.13 and such benefits are limited to $135.00 per week.

Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. Annual Leave A. This Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (ENDI) provision is only applicable to employees participating in the annual leave program referenced in Section 8.2 (Annual Leave). section 9.4. B. ENDI is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork- non- work- related disabilities as defined by Section section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. A. C. For periods of disability commencing on or after January 1, 1989, eligible employees shall receive ENDI payments at fifty percent (50%) of their gross salary, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-six (26) weeks for any one one-disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless they have returned to their regular time base base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work daysworkdays. Disability payments may be supplemented with annual leave, sick leave or partial payment to provide for up to one hundred percent (100%) income replacement. At the time of an ENDI claim, an employee may elect either the fifty percent (50%) ENDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of sevenseventy-five percent (75%) or one hundred percent (100%) at gross pay. Once a claim for ENDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the supplemental rate shall be maintained throughout the disability period. Absent sufficient supplementation, ENDI payments are not considered a qualifying pay period under CalHR Rules 599.608 and 599.609. B. D. The employee shall serve a seven (7) consecutive calendar day waiting period before ENDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued paid leave or CTO leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived when commencing with the employee is a registered bed patient first full day of confinement in a hospital or hospital, nursing home, or receives treatment in emergency clinic for at least one (1) full day. A full day is defined as a hospital surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ offices are not includedtwenty-four (24) hour period starting at midnight. C. E. If the employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving ENDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. F. Following the start of ENDI payments an employee may at any time switch from ENDI to sick leave or annual leave, but may not return to ENDI until that leave is exhausted. E. G. In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive ENDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to their full-time work during the period of his or his/her disability, may upon the discretion of his or his/her appointing power, work those hours (in hour increments) which when combined with the ENDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of their regular "“full pay"”. This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under Subsection A. (C) of this articleArticle. The appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Director of or the Employment Development Department for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or his/her position. F. X. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's ’s Injured State Worker Assistance Program, ENDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. I. Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the eighteen (18) monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-time employee in the same group or class. An employee will be eligible for ENDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) hours of compensated work. H. J. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration CalHR laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. K. Upon approval of ENDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. L. All appeals of an employee's ’s denial of ENDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22. All disputes relating to an employee's ’s denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This does not change either party's ’s contractual rights rights, which are not related to an individual's ’s denial of benefits. K. M. Employees who become covered in the annual leave program while on an NDI a Non- Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) claim shall continue to receive NDI pay at the old rate for the duration of the claim. L . N. Employees who do not elect the annual leave program will receive NDI benefits in accordance with the current program in Section 9.15 (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance), section 10.5 and such benefits are limited to one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135.00 135) per week, or as provided by law, whichever is greater.

Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. Annual Leave‌ A. This Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability (ENDI) ENDI provision is only applicable to employees participating in the annual leave program referenced in Section 8.2 section 9.11. B. Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (Annual Leave). ENDI ENDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork- nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. A. C. For periods of disability commencing on or after January 1, 1989, eligible employees shall receive ENDI payments at fifty percent (50%) % of their gross salary, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-six (26) 26 weeks for any one disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless they have returned to their regular time base base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work days. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. Disability payments may be supplemented with annual leave, sick leave or partial payment to provide for up to one hundred percent (100%) % income replacement. At the time of an ENDI claim, an employee may elect either the fifty percent (50%) % ENDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of seven-five percent (75%) % or one hundred percent (100%) % at gross pay. Once a claim for ENDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the supplemental rate shall be maintained throughout the disability period. B. D. The employee shall serve a seven (7) consecutive calendar day waiting period before ENDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued paid leave or CTO leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived when commencing with the employee is a registered bed patient first full day of confinement in a hospital or hospital, nursing home, or receives treatment in emergency clinic for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a hospital surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ offices are not included24- hour period starting at midnight. C. E. If the employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving ENDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. F. Following the start of ENDI payments an employee may at any time switch from ENDI to sick leave or annual leave, but may not return to ENDI until that leave is exhausted. E. G. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive ENDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to their full-full- time work during the period of his or her disability, may upon the discretion of his or her appointing power, work those hours (in hour increments) which when combined with the ENDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) % of their regular "full pay". This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under Subsection A. c. of this article. The appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Director of the Employment Development Department for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or her position. F. H. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's Injured State Worker Assistance Program, ENDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. I. Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the eighteen (18) 18 monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-time employee in the same group or class. An employee will be eligible for ENDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) 960 hours of compensated work. H. J. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration Human Resources laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. K. Upon approval of ENDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. L. All appeals of an employee's denial of ENDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22. All disputes relating to an employee's denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This does not change either party's contractual rights which are not related to an individual's denial of benefits. K. M. Employees who become covered in the annual leave program while on an NDI claim shall continue to receive NDI pay at the old rate for the duration of the claim. L . N. Employees who do not elect the annual leave program will receive NDI benefits in accordance with the current program in Section 9.15 (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance), section 11.6 and such benefits are limited to $135.00 per week.

Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. Annual Leave A. This Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (ENDI) provision is only applicable to employees participating in the annual leave program referenced in Section 8.2 (Annual Leave). section 9.4. B. ENDI is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork- non- work- related disabilities as defined by Section section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. A. C. For periods of disability commencing on or after January 1, 1989, eligible employees shall receive ENDI payments at fifty percent (50%) of their gross salary, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-six (26) weeks for any one one-disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless they have returned to their regular time base base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work daysworkdays. Disability payments may be supplemented with annual leave, sick leave or partial payment to provide for up to one hundred percent (100%) income replacement. At the time of an ENDI claim, an employee may elect either the fifty percent (50%) ENDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of sevenseventy-five percent (75%) or one hundred percent (100%) at gross pay. Once a claim for ENDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the supplemental rate shall be maintained throughout the disability period. Absent sufficient supplementation, ENDI payments are not considered a qualifying pay period under CalHR Rules 599.608 and 599.609. B. D. The employee shall serve a seven (7) consecutive calendar day waiting period before ENDI payments commence paymentscommence for each disability. Accrued paid leave or CTO leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived when commencing with the employee is a registered bed patient first full day of confinement in a hospital or hospital, nursing home, or receives treatment in emergency clinic for at least one (1) full day. A full day is defined as a hospital surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ offices are not includedtwenty-four (24) hour period starting at midnight. C. E. If the employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving ENDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. F. Following the start of ENDI payments an employee may at any time switch from ENDI to sick leave or annual leave, but may not return to ENDI until that leave is exhausted. E. G. In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive ENDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to their full-time work during the period of his or his/her disability, may upon the discretion of his or his/her appointing power, work those hours (in hour increments) which when combined with the ENDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of their regular "“full pay"”. This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under Subsection A. (C) of this articleArticle. The appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Director of or the Employment Development Department for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or his/her position. F. X. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's ’s Injured State Worker Assistance Program, ENDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. I. Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the eighteen (18) monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-time employee in the same group or class. An employee will be eligible for ENDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) hours of compensated work. H. J. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration CalHR laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. K. Upon approval of ENDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. L. All appeals of an employee's ’s denial of ENDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22. All disputes relating to an employee's ’s denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This does not change either party's ’s contractual rights rights, which are not related to an individual's ’s denial of benefits. K. M. Employees who become covered in the annual leave program while on an NDI a Non- Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) claim shall continue to receive NDI pay at the old rate for the duration of the claim. L . N. Employees who do not elect the annual leave program will receive NDI benefits in accordance with the current program in Section 9.15 (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance), section 10.5 and such benefits are limited to one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135.00 135) per week, or as provided by law, whichever is greater.

Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. Annual Leave A. This Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (ENDI) provision is only applicable to employees participating in the annual leave program referenced in Section 8.2 (Annual Leave). section 9.4. B. ENDI is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork- non- work-related disabilities as defined by Section section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. A. C. For periods of disability commencing on or after January 1, 1989, eligible employees shall receive ENDI payments at fifty percent (50%) of their gross salary, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-six (26) weeks for any one one-disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless they have returned to their regular time base base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work daysworkdays. Disability payments may be supplemented with annual leave, sick leave or partial payment to provide for up to one hundred percent (100%) income replacement. At the time of an ENDI claim, an employee may elect either the fifty percent (50%) ENDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of sevenseventy-five percent (75%) or one hundred percent (100%) at gross pay. Once a claim for ENDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the supplemental rate shall be maintained throughout the disability period. B. D. The employee shall serve a seven (7) consecutive calendar day waiting period before ENDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued paid leave or CTO leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived when commencing with the employee is a registered bed patient first full day of confinement in a hospital or hospital, nursing home, or receives treatment in emergency clinic for at least one (1) full day. A full day is defined as a hospital surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ offices are not includedtwenty-four (24) hour period starting at midnight. C. E. If the employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving ENDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. F. Following the start of ENDI payments an employee may at any time switch from ENDI to sick leave or annual leave, but may not return to ENDI until that leave is exhausted. E. G. In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive ENDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to their full-time work during the period of his or his/her disability, may upon the discretion of his or his/her appointing power, work those hours (in hour increments) which when combined with the ENDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of their regular "“full pay"”. This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under Subsection A. (C) of this articleArticle. The appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Director of or the Employment Development Department for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or his/her position. F. H. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's ’s Injured State Worker Assistance Program, ENDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. I. Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the eighteen (18) monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-time employee in the same group or class. An employee will be eligible for ENDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) hours of compensated work. H. J. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. K. Upon approval of ENDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. L. All appeals of an employee's ’s denial of ENDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22. All disputes relating to an employee's ’s denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This does not change either party's ’s contractual rights rights, which are not related to an individual's ’s denial of benefits. K. M. Employees who become covered in the annual leave program while on an NDI Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) claim shall continue to receive NDI pay at the old rate for the duration of the claim. L . N. Employees who do not elect the annual leave program will receive NDI benefits in accordance with the current program in Section 9.15 (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance), section 10.5 and such benefits are limited to one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135.00 135) per week, or as provided by law, whichever is greater.

Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. Annual Leave A. This Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability (ENDI) ENDI provision is only applicable to employees participating in the annual leave program referenced in Section 8.2 section 9.11. B. Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (Annual Leave). ENDI ENDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork- nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. A. C. For periods of disability commencing on or after January 1, 1989, eligible employees shall receive ENDI payments at fifty percent (50%) % of their gross salary, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-six (26) 26 weeks for any one disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless they have returned to their regular time base base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work days. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. Disability payments may be supplemented with annual leave, sick leave or partial payment to provide for up to one hundred percent (100%) % income replacement. At the time of an ENDI claim, an employee may elect either the fifty percent (50%) % ENDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of seven-five percent (75%) % or one hundred percent (100%) % at gross pay. Once a claim for ENDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the supplemental rate shall be maintained throughout the disability period. B. D. The employee shall serve a seven (7) consecutive calendar day waiting period before ENDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued paid leave or CTO leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived when commencing with the employee is a registered bed patient first full day of confinement in a hospital or hospital, nursing home, or receives treatment in emergency clinic for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a hospital surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ offices are not included24-hour period starting at midnight. C. E. If the employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving ENDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. F. Following the start of ENDI payments an employee may at any time switch from ENDI to sick leave or annual leave, but may not return to ENDI until that leave is exhausted. E. G. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive ENDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to their full-full- time work during the period of his or her disability, may upon the discretion of his or her appointing power, work those hours (in hour increments) which when combined with the ENDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) % of their regular "full pay". This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under Subsection A. c. of this article. The appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Director of the Employment Development Department for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or her position. F. H. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's Injured State Worker Assistance Program, ENDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. I. Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the eighteen (18) 18 monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-time employee in the same group or class. An employee will be eligible for ENDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) 960 hours of compensated work. H. J. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. K. Upon approval of ENDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. L. All appeals of an employee's denial of ENDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22. All disputes relating to an employee's denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This does not change either party's contractual rights which are not related to an individual's denial of benefits. K. M. Employees who become covered in the annual leave program while on an NDI claim shall continue to receive NDI pay at the old rate for the duration of the claim. L . N. Employees who do not elect the annual leave program will receive NDI benefits in accordance with the current program in Section 9.15 (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance), section 11.6 and such benefits are limited to $135.00 per week.

Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. Annual Leave A. This Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (ENDI) provision is only applicable to employees participating in the annual leave program referenced in Section 8.2 (Annual Leave). section 9.4. B. ENDI is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork- non- work- related disabilities as defined by Section section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. A. C. For periods of disability commencing on or after January 1, 1989, eligible employees shall receive ENDI payments at fifty percent (50%) of their gross salary, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-six (26) weeks for any one one-disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless they have returned to their regular time base base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work daysworkdays. Disability payments may be supplemented with annual leave, sick leave or partial payment to provide for up to one hundred percent (100%) income replacement. At the time of an ENDI claim, an employee may elect either the fifty percent (50%) ENDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of sevenseventy-five percent (75%) or one hundred percent (100%) at gross pay. Once a claim for ENDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the supplemental rate shall be maintained throughout the disability period. Absent sufficient supplementation, ENDI payments are not considered a qualifying pay period under CalHR Rules 599.608 and 599.609. B. D. The employee shall serve a seven (7) consecutive calendar day waiting period before ENDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued paid leave or CTO leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived when commencing with the employee is a registered bed patient first full day of confinement in a hospital or hospital, nursing home, or receives treatment in emergency clinic for at least one (1) full day. A full day is defined as a hospital surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ offices are not includedtwenty-four (24) hour period starting at midnight. C. E. If the employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving ENDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. F. Following the start of ENDI payments an employee may at any time switch from ENDI to sick leave or annual leave, but may not return to ENDI until that leave is exhausted. E. G. In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive ENDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to their full-time work during the period of his or his/her disability, may upon the discretion of his or his/her appointing power, work those hours (in hour increments) which when combined with the ENDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of their regular "“full pay"”. This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under Subsection A. (C) of this articleArticle. The appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Director of or the Employment Development Department for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or his/her position. F. H. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's ’s Injured State Worker Assistance Program, ENDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. I. Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the eighteen (18) monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-time employee in the same group or class. An employee will be eligible for ENDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) hours of compensated work. H. J. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration CalHR laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. K. Upon approval of ENDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. L. All appeals of an employee's ’s denial of ENDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22. All disputes relating to an employee's ’s denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This does not change either party's ’s contractual rights rights, which are not related to an individual's ’s denial of benefits. K. M. Employees who become covered in the annual leave program while on an NDI a Non- Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) claim shall continue to receive NDI pay at the old rate for the duration of the claim. L . N. Employees who do not elect the annual leave program will receive NDI benefits in accordance with the current program in Section 9.15 (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance), section 10.5 and such benefits are limited to one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135.00 135) per week, or as provided by law, whichever is greater.

Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. This Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability (ENDI) provision is only applicable to employees participating in the annual leave program referenced in Section 8.2 (Annual Leave). ENDI is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork- nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. A. For periods of disability commencing on or after January 1, 1989, eligible employees shall receive ENDI payments at fifty percent (50%) of their gross salary, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-six (26) weeks for any one (1) disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless they have returned to their regular time base and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work days. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. Disability payments may be supplemented with annual leave, sick leave or partial payment to provide for up to one hundred percent (100%) income replacement. At the time of an ENDI claim, an employee may elect either the fifty percent (50%) ENDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of seven-five percent (75%) or one hundred percent (100%) at gross pay. Once a claim for ENDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the supplemental rate shall be maintained throughout the disability period. B. The employee shall serve a seven (7) consecutive calendar day waiting period before ENDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued paid leave or CTO leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived when the employee is a registered bed patient in a hospital or nursing home, or receives treatment in a hospital surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ offices are not included. C. If the employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving ENDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. Following the start of ENDI payments an employee may at any time switch from ENDI to sick leave or annual leave, but may not return to ENDI until that leave is exhausted. E. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive ENDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to their full-full- time work during the period of his or his/her disability, may upon the discretion of his or his/her appointing power, work those hours (in hour increments) which when combined with the ENDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of their regular "full pay". This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under Subsection A. of this article. The appointing power may require an employee to submit to a medical examination by a physician or physicians designated by the Director of the Employment Development Department for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or his/her position. F. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's Injured State Worker Assistance Program, ENDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. Where employment is intermittent or irregular, the payments shall be determined on the basis of the proportionate part of a monthly rate established by the total hours actually employed in the eighteen (18) monthly pay periods immediately preceding the pay period in which the disability begins as compared to the regular rate for a full-full- time employee in the same group or class. An employee will be eligible for ENDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of nine hundred sixty (960) hours of compensated work. H. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. Upon approval of ENDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. All appeals of an employee's denial of ENDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22. All disputes relating to an employee's denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This does not change either party's contractual rights which are not related to an individual's denial of benefits. K. Employees who become covered in the annual leave program while on an NDI claim shall continue to receive NDI pay at the old rate for the duration of the claim. L . L. Employees who do not elect the annual leave program will receive NDI benefits in accordance with the current program in Section 9.15 (Non-Industrial Disability Insurance), such benefits are limited to one hundred thirty five dollars ($135.00 135) per week.