Common use of LONG TERM DISABILITY ELIGIBILITY Clause in Contracts

LONG TERM DISABILITY ELIGIBILITY. Employees covered under the LTD plan become eligible to receive LTD benefits following absence from work for six (6) continuous months due to illness or injury. It is understood that during the eligibility period if an employee returns to work and absents himself/herself within thirty (30) days of the return date due to the same disability or a related cause, there is no requirement to serve an additional six month eligibility period. However, the initial six (6) month eligibility period will be extended by the number of days the employee returned to work.

LONG TERM DISABILITY ELIGIBILITY. Employees covered under the LTD plan become eligible to receive LTD benefits following absence from work for six (6) continuous months due to illness or injury. It is understood that during the eligibility period if an employee returns to work and absents himself/herself themself within thirty (30) days of the return date due to the same disability or a related cause, there is no requirement to serve an additional six month eligibility period. However, the initial six (6) month eligibility period will be extended by the number of days the employee returned to work.