Common use of Non-Industrial Disability Insurance Clause in Contracts

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) per week, 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 he/she has returned to work for at least ten (10) consecutive work days. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. B. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing home. C. If the employee elects to use vacation or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. Following the start of NDI payments an employee may at any time switch from NDI to sick leave or vacation leave, but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 NDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of regular "full pay". 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, NDI 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) % of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has they have returned to work for at least ten (10) consecutive work days. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. B. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing home. The definition of hospital and nursing home is the same as defined by Sections 2627.5 and 2627.7 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. C. If the employee elects to use vacation or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. Following the start of NDI payments an employee may at any time switch from NDI to sick leave or vacation leave, but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 NDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) % of their regular "full pay". 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 programProgram, NDI 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) 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 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 NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. All appeals of an employee's denial of NDI 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.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) % of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. . The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24- hour period starting at midnight. C. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit 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 (B) of this section. 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 programProgram, NDI 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) 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. H. All other applicable Department of Human Resources laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. All appeals of a denial of an employee's NDI 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 the denial of an individual's benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to non-work related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty 60 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has they have returned to their regular time base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work daysworkdays. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with when the first full day of confinement employee is a registered bed patient in a hospital or nursing home, or receives treatment in a hospital or surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctor's offices are not included. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave, or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit benefit, will not exceed one hundred 100 percent (100%) of their regular "full pay"." This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under B. of this section. 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, NDI 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty 60 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24-hour period starting at midnight. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave leave, or vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted.. 25 BU 10 (01-03) E. F. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit benefit, will not exceed one hundred 100 percent (100%) of regular "full pay"." This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under B 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 programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee's NDI 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 the denial of an individual's benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) % of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24-hour period starting at midnight. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave, or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 NDI 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 b. 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. G. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's ’s Injured State Worker Assistance programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee’s NDI 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 the denial of an individual’s benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. For periods of disability commencing on or after October a. Annual Leave Option (1, 1984, eligible employees ) Employees in the annual leave option shall receive NDI Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) payments at sixty 50 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) per weekgross 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 he/she has they have returned to 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 100 percent income replacement. At the time of an NDI claim, an employee may elect either the 50 percent NDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of 75 percent or 100 percent of gross pay. Once a claim for NDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the rate of supplementation may be changed only one time during the period of the claim. The change shall be effective upon such date as requested by the employee, provided that such notificaiton is received by Personnel Services Section at least twenty (20) days in advance of the requested effective date. B. (2) The employee shall serve a ten (10) seven consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation sick leave or sick annual leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing home. The definition of hospital and nursing home is the same as defined by Unemployment Insurance Code Sections 2627.5 and 2627.7. C. (3) If the employee elects to use vacation annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. (4) Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or vacation annual leave, but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. (5) In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 NDI benefit will not exceed one hundred 100 percent (100%) of their regular "“full pay". .” 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 or the CHP for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or his/her position. F. (6) An employee who is medically certified as able to return to a limited-duty assignment while receiving NDI benefits may be required to do so at the request of the employer, as long as the limited-duty assignment is at the employee’s regular headquarters. If the employee refuses a limited-duty assignment at his/her headquarters, the NDI benefits will be terminated. An employer may offer an employee a limited-duty assignment at a location other than the employee’s headquarters, however, the employee is not compelled to accept the assignment. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by limited-duty assignment at a location other than the employer under employee’s headquarters, the State's Injured State Worker Assistance program, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offerremain in effect. G. (7) 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. (8) All other applicable DPA laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. (9) All appeals of an employee’s denial of NDI 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. (10) 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. (11) Employees who are participating in the Annual Leave Program who supplement their NDI benefits with leave credits at the 100 percent level shall be considered to have served a qualifying monthly pay period for any of the rights or benefits dependent on having worked a complete month, as prescribed by DPA Rule 599.608. Employees who supplement their NDI benefits at the 75 percent level shall receive service and annual leave credits at one-half the rate granted to those who supplement at 100 percent. (12) An employee in the Annual Leave Program who is supplementing NDI benefits with leave credits will be required to expend his/her full eight hours of holiday-in-lieu credit for any holiday which falls during the period of supplementation.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to non-work related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty 60 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-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 he/she has they have returned to their regular time base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work daysworkdays. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with when the first full day of confinement employee is a registered bed patient in a hospital or nursing home, or receives treatment in a hospital or surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctor's offices are not included. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave, or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 NDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of regular "full pay". 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, NDI 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) % of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. . The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24- hour period starting at midnight. C. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit 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 (B) of this section. 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 programProgram, NDI 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) 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 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 NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. All appeals of a denial of an employee's NDI 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 the denial of an individual's benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) % of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. . The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24- hour period starting at midnight. C. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave leave, vacation leave, or vacation personal leave, but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit 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 (B) of this section. 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 programProgram, NDI 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) 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. H. All other applicable Department of Human Resources laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. All appeals of a denial of an employee's NDI 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 the denial of an individual's benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to non-work related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty 60 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has they have returned to their regular time base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work daysworkdays. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with when the first full day of confinement employee is a registered bed patient in a hospital or nursing home, or receives treatment in a hospital or surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctor's offices are not included. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave, or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit benefit, will not exceed one hundred 100 percent (100%) of their regular "full pay". This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under B. of this section. 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. G. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's Injured State Worker Assistance programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee’s NDI 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 the denial of an individual’s benefits. L. This section may be amended during the term of this Contract as a result of the negotiated agreement to implement State Disability Insurance.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) % of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24-hour period starting at midnight. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit 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 (B) of this section. 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. G. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's Injured State Worker Assistance programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee's NDI 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 the denial of an individual's benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to non-work related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) % of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24-hour period starting at midnight. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit 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 B. of this section. 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. G. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's ’s Injured State Worker Assistance programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department of Human Resources laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee’s NDI 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 the denial of an individual’s benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to non-work related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty 60 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-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 he/she has they have returned to their regular time base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work daysworkdays. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with when the first full day of confinement employee is a registered bed patient in a hospital or nursing home, or receives treatment in a hospital or surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctor's offices are not included. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave, or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit benefit, will not exceed one hundred 100 percent (100%) of their regular "full pay"." This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under B. of this section. 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 programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee’s NDI 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 the denial of an individual’s benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to non-work related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty 60 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-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 he/she has they have returned to their regular time base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work daysworkdays. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with when the first full day of confinement employee is a registered bed patient in a hospital or nursing home, or receives treatment in a hospital or surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctor's offices are not included. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave, or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit benefit, will not exceed one hundred 100 percent (100%) of their regular "full pay"." This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under B. of this section. 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. G. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's Injured State Worker Assistance programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee’s NDI 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 the denial of an individual’s benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) % of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24-hour period starting at midnight. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit 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 (B) of this section. 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 programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee's NDI 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 the denial of an individual's benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty 60 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24-hour period starting at midnight. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave leave, or vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit benefit, will not exceed one hundred 100 percent (100%) of regular "“full pay".” This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under B 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. G. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's ’s Injured State Worker Assistance programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours 960 I. All other applicable Department laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of compensated workNDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee’s NDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to non-work related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty 60 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has they have returned to their regular time base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work daysworkdays. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with when the first full day of confinement employee is a registered bed patient in a hospital or nursing home, or receives treatment in a hospital or surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctor's offices are not included. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave, or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 NDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of regular "full pay". 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, NDI 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to non-work-related disabilities as defined by section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) per weekweek or as provided by law or whichever is greater, 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 he/she has 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. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one (1) full day. A full day is defined as a twenty- four (24) hour period starting at midnight. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit 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 (B) 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. G. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's Injured State Worker Assistance programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 nine hundred sixty (960) hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an NDI employee's 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 the denial of an individual's benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty 60 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this the waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24-hour period starting at midnight. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave leave, or vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit benefit, will not exceed one hundred 100 percent (100%) of regular "“full pay".” This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under B 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. G. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's ’s Injured State Worker Assistance programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee’s NDI 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 the denial of an individual’s benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. For periods of disability commencing on or after October a. Annual Leave Option (1, 1984, eligible employees ) Employees in the annual leave option shall receive NDI Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) payments at sixty 50 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) per weekgross 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 he/she has they have returned to 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 100 percent income replacement. At the time of an NDI claim, an employee may elect either the 50 percent NDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of 75 percent or 100 percent of gross pay. Once a claim for NDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the rate of supplementation may be changed only one time during the period of the claim. The change shall be effective upon such date as requested by the employee, provided that such notification is received by Personnel Services Section at least twenty (20) days in advance of the requested effective date. B. (2) The employee shall serve a ten (10) seven consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation sick leave or sick annual leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing home. The definition of hospital and nursing home is the same as defined by Unemployment Insurance Code Sections 2627.5 and 2627.7. C. (3) If the employee elects to use vacation annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. (4) Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or vacation annual leave, but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. (5) In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 NDI benefit will not exceed one hundred 100 percent (100%) of their regular "“full pay". .” 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 or the CHP for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or his/her position. F. (6) An employee who is medically certified as able to return to a limited-duty assignment while receiving NDI benefits may be required to do so at the request of the employer, as long as the limited-duty assignment is at the employee’s regular headquarters. If the employee refuses a limited-duty assignment at his/her headquarters, the NDI benefits will be terminated. An employer may offer an employee a limited-duty assignment at a location other than the employee’s headquarters, however, the employee is not compelled to accept the assignment. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by limited duty assignment at a location other than the employer under employee’s headquarters, the State's Injured State Worker Assistance program, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offerremain in effect. G. (7) 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. (8) All other applicable DPA laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. (9) All appeals of an employee’s denial of NDI 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. (10) 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. (11) Employees who are participating in the Annual Leave Program who supplement their NDI benefits with leave credits at the 100 percent level shall be considered to have served a qualifying monthly pay period for any of the rights or benefits dependent on having worked a complete month, as prescribed by DPA Rule 599.608. Employees who supplement their NDI benefits at the 75 percent level shall receive service and annual leave credits at one-half the rate granted to those who supplement at 100 percent. (12) An employee in the Annual Leave Program who is supplementing NDI benefits with leave credits will be required to expend his/her full eight hours of holiday-in- lieu credit for any holiday which falls during the period of supplementation.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. ‌ A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to non-work-related disabilities as defined by section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) per weekweek or as provided by law or whichever is greater, 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 he/she has 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. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one (1) full day. A full day is defined as a twenty- four (24) hour period starting at midnight. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit 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 (B) 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. G. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's Injured State Worker Assistance programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 nine hundred sixty (960) hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an NDI employee's 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 the denial of an individual's benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to non work-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty 60 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24-hour period starting at midnight. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave leave, or vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted.exhausted.‌ E. F. In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit benefit, will not exceed one hundred 100 percent (100%) of regular "“full pay".” This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under B 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. G. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's ’s Injured State Worker Assistance programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee’s NDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the Unemployment Insurance Code and Title

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to non-work related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty 60 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has they have returned to their regular time base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work daysworkdays. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with when the first full day of confinement employee is a registered bed patient in a hospital or nursing home, or receives treatment in a hospital or surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctor's offices are not included. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave, or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit benefit, will not exceed one hundred 100 percent (100%) of their regular "full pay". This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under B. of this section. 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 programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee’s NDI 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 the denial of an individual’s benefits. L. This section may be amended during the term of this Contract as a result of the negotiated agreement to implement State Disability Insurance.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty 60 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24-hour period starting at midnight. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave leave, or vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit benefit, will not exceed one hundred 100 percent (100%) of regular "full pay"." This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under B 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 programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee's NDI 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 the denial of an individual's benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October July 1, 19841988, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) per week, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-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 he/she has they have returned to work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital hospital, nursing home or nursing homeemergency clinic for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24- hour period starting at midnight. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. X. Following the start of NDI payments an employee may at any time switch from NDI to sick leave or vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 NDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of regular "full pay". 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, NDI 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. ‌ A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) % of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. . The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24- hour period starting at midnight. C. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit 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 (B) of this section. 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 programProgram, NDI 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) 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. H. All other applicable Department of Human Resources laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. All appeals of a denial of an employee's NDI 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 the denial of an individual's benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. For periods of disability commencing on or after October ‌ a. Annual Leave Option (1, 1984, eligible employees ) Employees in the annual leave option shall receive NDI Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) payments at sixty 50 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) per weekgross 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 he/she has they have returned to 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 100 percent income replacement. At the time of an NDI claim, an employee may elect either the 50 percent NDI benefit rate or a supplementation level of 75 percent or 100 percent of gross pay. Once a claim for NDI has been filed and the employee has determined the rate of supplementation, the rate of supplementation may be changed only one time during the period of the claim. The change shall be effective upon such date as requested by the employee, provided that such notification is received by Personnel Services Section at least twenty (20) days in advance of the requested effective date. B. (2) The employee shall serve a ten (10) seven consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation sick leave or sick annual leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing home. The definition of hospital and nursing home is the same as defined by Unemployment Insurance Code Sections 2627.5 and 2627.7. C. (3) If the employee elects to use vacation annual leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. (4) Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or vacation annual leave, but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. (5) In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 NDI benefit will not exceed one hundred 100 percent (100%) of their regular "“full pay". .” 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 or the CHP for the purpose of evaluating the capacity of the employee to perform the work of his or his/her position. F. (6) An employee who is medically certified as able to return to a limited-duty assignment while receiving NDI benefits may be required to do so at the request of the employer, as long as the limited-duty assignment is at the employee’s regular headquarters. If the employee refuses a limited-duty assignment at his/her headquarters, the NDI benefits will be terminated. An employer may offer an employee a limited-duty assignment at a location other than the employee’s headquarters, however, the employee is not compelled to accept the assignment. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by limited duty assignment at a location other than the employer under employee’s headquarters, the State's Injured State Worker Assistance program, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offerremain in effect. G. (7) 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. (8) All other applicable CalHR laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. (9) All appeals of an employee’s denial of NDI 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. (10) 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. (11) Employees who are participating in the Annual Leave Program who supplement their NDI benefits with leave credits at the 100 percent level shall be considered to have served a qualifying monthly pay period for any of the rights or benefits dependent on having worked a complete month, as prescribed by CalHR Rule 599.608. Employees who supplement their NDI benefits at the 75 percent level shall receive service and annual leave credits at one-half the rate granted to those who supplement at 100 percent. (12) An employee in the Annual Leave Program who is supplementing NDI benefits with leave credits will be required to expend his/her full eight hours of holiday-in- lieu credit for any holiday which falls during the period of supplementation.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty 60 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24-hour period starting at midnight. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave leave, or vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit benefit, will not exceed one hundred 100 percent (100%) of regular "full pay"." This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under B 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. G. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's Injured State Worker Assistance programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee's NDI 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 the denial of an individual's benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. For periods of disability commencing on or after October July 1, 19841988, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) per week, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-twenty six (26) weeks for any one disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit -benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless he/she has they have returned to work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. B. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing home. The definition of hospital, nursing home, and emergency clinic is the same as defined by sections 2627.5 and 2627.7 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. C. If the employee elects to use vacation or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. Following the start of NDI payments an employee may at any time switch from NDI to sick leave or vacation leave, but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her full-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 NDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of their regular "full pay". 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 programProgram, NDI 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 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 NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. All appeals of an employee's denial of NDI 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.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to non-work related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) % of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24-hour period starting at midnight. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit benefit, will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) % of their regular "“full pay". 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 .” This does not qualify 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, NDI 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay new disability period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work.under subsection‌

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to non-work related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty 60 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has they have returned to their regular time base, and work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work daysworkdays. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with when the first full day of confinement employee is a registered bed patient in a hospital or nursing home, or receives treatment in a hospital or surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctor's offices are not included. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave, or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit benefit, will not exceed one hundred 100 percent (100%) of their regular "full pay". This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under B. of this section. 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. G. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's Injured State Worker Assistance programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee’s NDI 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 the denial of an individual’s benefits. L. This section may be amended during the term of this Contract agreement as a result of the negotiated agreement to implement State Disability Insurance.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty 60 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this the waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24-hour period starting at midnight. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave leave, or vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit benefit, will not exceed one hundred 100 percent (100%) of regular "“full pay".” This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under B 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 programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee’s NDI 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 the denial of an individual’s benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. For periods of disability commencing on or after October July 1, 19841988, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) per week, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-twenty six (26) weeks for any one disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit -benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless he/she has they have returned to work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. B. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing home. The definition of hospital, nursing home, and emergency clinic is the same as defined by sections 2627.5 and 2627.7 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. C. If the employee elects to use vacation or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. Following the start of NDI payments an employee may at any time switch from NDI to sick leave or vacation leave, but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her full-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 NDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of their regular "full pay". 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 programProgram, NDI 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 nine hundred sixty (960) hours of compensated work. H. All other applicable Department of Human Resources laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. All appeals of an employee's denial of NDI 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.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty 60 percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24-hour period starting at midnight. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave leave, or vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit benefit, will not exceed one hundred 100 percent (100%) of regular "“full pay".” This does not qualify the employee for a new disability period under B 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. G. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's ’s Injured State Worker Assistance programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee’s NDI 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 the denial of an individual’s benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to nonwork-related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with when the first full day of confinement employee is a registered bed patient in a hospital or nursing home, or receives treatment in a hospital or surgical unit or licensed surgical clinic. Procedure rooms and doctors’ offices are not included. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or he/she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her full-time work during the period of his or his/her disability, may upon the discretion of his or his/her appointing power power, work those hours (in hour increments) which which, when combined with the NDI benefit benefit, will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of their regular "full pay". 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 This does not qualify 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, NDI 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay new disability period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work.under Subsection

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to non-work related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) % of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24-hour period starting at midnight. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit 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 B. of this section. 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. G. If an employee refuses to return to work in a position offered by the employer under the State's ’s Injured State Worker Assistance programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department of Personnel Administration laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee’s NDI 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 the denial of an individual’s benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. For periods of disability commencing on or after October July 1, 19841988, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) per week, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-twenty six (26) weeks for any one disability benefit period. An employee is not eligible for a second disability benefit -benefit due to the same or related cause or condition unless he/she has they have returned to work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. B. . The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing home. C. . The definition of hospital, nursing home, and emergency clinic is the same as defined by sections 2627.5 and 2627.7 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. If the employee elects to use vacation or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. . Following the start of NDI payments an employee may at any time switch from NDI to sick leave or vacation leave, but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. . In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her full-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 NDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of their regular "full pay". 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 programProgram, NDI 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 nine hundred sixty (960) hours of compensated work. All other applicable Department of Human Resources laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. All appeals of an employee's denial of NDI 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.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) is a program for State employees who become disabled due to non-work related disabilities as defined by Section 2626 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. B. For periods of disability commencing on or after October 1, 1984, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) % of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) 135 per week, 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 he/she has 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. B. C. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing homehome for at least one full day. A full day is defined as a 24-hour period starting at midnight. C. D. If the employee elects to use vacation vacation, annual leave, personal leave or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. E. Following the start of NDI payments payments, an employee may may, at any time time, switch from NDI to sick leave or leave, vacation leave, annual leave, personal leave, or catastrophic leave but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. F. In accordance with the State's "’s “return to work" ” policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her 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 which, when combined with the NDI benefit 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 B. of this section. 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 programProgram, NDI benefits will be terminated effective the date of the offer. G. H. 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 hours of compensated work. I. All other applicable Department of Human Resources laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. J. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. K. All appeals of a denial of an employee’s NDI 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 the denial of an individual’s benefits.

Non-Industrial Disability Insurance. A. For periods of disability commencing on or after October July 1, 19841988, eligible employees shall receive NDI payments at sixty percent (60%) of their full pay, not to exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars ($135) per week, payable monthly for a period not exceeding twenty-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 he/she has they have returned to work for at least ten (10) consecutive work daysworkdays. Paid leave shall not be used to cover the ten (10) work days. B. The employee shall serve a ten (10) consecutive calendar day waiting period before NDI payments commence for each disability. Accrued vacation or sick leave balances may be used to cover this waiting period. The waiting period may be waived commencing with the first full day of confinement in a hospital or nursing home. The definition of hospital, nursing home, and emergency clinic is the same as defined by sections 2627.5 and 2627.7 of the Unemployment Insurance Code. C. If the employee elects to use vacation or sick leave credits prior to receiving NDI payments, he or she is not required to exhaust the accrued leave balance. D. Following the start of NDI payments an employee may at any time switch from NDI to sick leave or vacation leave, but may not return to NDI until that leave is exhausted. E. In accordance with the State's "return to work" policy, an employee who is eligible to receive NDI benefits and who is medically certified as unable to return to his/her full-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 NDI benefit will not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of their regular "full pay". 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 programProgram, NDI 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 NDI payments on the first day of the monthly pay period following completion of 960 nine hundred sixty (960) hours of compensated work. H. All other applicable Department of Human Resources laws and regulations not superseded by these provisions will remain in effect. I. Upon approval of NDI benefits, the State may issue an employee a salary advance if the employee so requests. J. All appeals of an employee's denial of NDI 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.