Common use of Short Term Disability Benefit Clause in Contracts

Short Term Disability Benefit. After completion of ninety (90) days of employment, all full-time employees are entitled to a short-term disability benefit after a period of absence from work for seven (7) consecutive calendar days (five (5) consecutive work days) because of illness, injury or disability, including injuries or illnesses related to employment and/or pregnancy. For purposes of this Article, the phrase “absence from work for seven (7) consecutive calendar days” includes regularly scheduled work days and regularly scheduled days off that occur during that period. Upon completion of one (1) year of employment, part-time employees who work at least fifteen (15) hours per week shall be entitled to pro-rated short-term disability benefits. Short-term disability benefits are based upon an employee’s prior years of service with the Employer and shall continue for the actual length of the short-term disability(ies) occurring during any period of fifty-two (52) consecutive weeks, up to the maximum benefit, in accordance with the following schedule: *Employees who have not completed twenty (20) or more years of service prior to December 1, 2008, will be eligible only for those benefits provided in accordance with the above schedule. Only those employees who have completed twenty (20) or more years of service prior to December 1, 2008, will be eligible for benefits in accordance with the following schedule: a) In the event that an employee has completed twenty (20) or more years of service prior to December 1, 2008 and has a disability that exceeds twenty-six (26) weeks, then only those employees will have a maximum benefit period of 100% of salary for the same number of weeks as his/her completed years of service beyond twenty-six

Short Term Disability Benefit. After completion of ninety (90) days of employment, all full-time employees are entitled to a short-term disability benefit after a period of absence from work for seven (7) consecutive calendar days (five (5) consecutive work days) because of illness, injury or disability, including injuries or illnesses related to employment and/or pregnancy. For purposes of this Article, the phrase “absence from work for seven (7) consecutive calendar days” includes regularly scheduled work days and regularly scheduled days off that occur during that period. Upon completion of one (1) year of employment, part-time employees who work at least fifteen (15) hours per week shall be entitled to pro-rated short-term disability benefits. Short-term disability benefits are based upon an employee’s prior years of service with the Employer and shall continue for the actual length of the short-term disability(ies) occurring during any period of fifty-two (52) consecutive weeks, up to the maximum benefit, in accordance with the following schedule: *Employees who have not completed twenty (20) or more years of service prior to December 1, 2008, will be eligible only for those benefits provided in accordance with the above schedule. Only those employees who have completed twenty (20) or more years of service prior to December 1, 2008, will be eligible for benefits in accordance with the following schedule: a) In the event that an employee has completed twenty (20) or more years of service prior to December 1, 2008 and has a disability that exceeds twenty-six (26) weeks, then only those employees will have a maximum benefit period of 100% of salary for the same number of weeks as his/her completed years of service beyond twenty-sixsix (26) prior to the onset of the disability but will not receive any further reduced benefit at 60% of pay, unless he/she is eligible for an LTD benefit. If an employee is determined to be eligible for the LTD benefit (described in Section 3 below) upon conclusion of the 180-day elimination period, then the Employer will coordinate and subrogate the LTD benefit with any STD benefit that may be payable under this Article for a period of more than twenty-five (25) weeks. b) The short-term disability benefit payable by the Employer shall be the difference between the statutory or insurance benefit payable to the employee and the regular weekly salary benefit specified in the above schedule. Accordingly, the Employer shall coordinate the short-term disability benefit herein with any benefit payable to the eligible employee in accordance with law, workers’ compensation insurance, or short-term disability insurance. Additionally, the Employer has the right to subrogate its payments under this Article and/or to receive reimbursement from any insurance or statutory benefits payable to the employee in order to avoid a duplication of benefit. In the event that applicable law requires a payment to an employee in excess of the benefit specified in this Article, then the employee shall be paid the greater amount required by law. c) The maximum amount of short-term disability benefit payable to and/or remaining available for use by any eligible employee shall be determined by looking back fifty-two (52) consecutive weeks from the date of the request for benefits. d) An employee may use sick leave benefits or, if exhausted, accrued vacation, personal or CTO time, to the extent available, during the initial seven (7) calendar day (five (5) consecutive work day) period of any disability. In the event an employee becomes eligible for retroactive workers’ compensation lost wage benefits for that period, then his/her sick leave shall be restored by the appropriate number of days. Short- term disability benefits will be resumed according to the above schedule and subject to the above conditions without an additional seven (7) calendar day (five (5) consecutive work day) waiting period if an employee has a recurrence of the same disability within ninety (90) calendar days of his/her last day of disability. e) The Employer will use a third-party consultant to administer its short-term disability benefit program in order to ensure consistent application and compliance with privacy and nondiscrimination laws. The third-party consultant shall determine claims in accordance with the terms of the plan and shall not decide any claim in an arbitrary or capricious manner. Accordingly, short-term disability benefit claim determinations may be submitted to arbitration, in accordance with Article 5 (Arbitration) of this Agreement, in order to determine whether such decisions were made in compliance with those requirements. Employees must complete all necessary forms and must submit medical information as required by the third-party consultant in order to remain eligible for the short-term disability benefit. f) Nothing within this Article entitles an employee to receive more than one (1) day of pay for any one (1) day of absence due to a disability. g) In order to remain eligible for benefits, employees must inform their supervisor or manager of the absence and authorize the absence to be appropriately recorded in the Employer’s time and attendance system.

Short Term Disability Benefit. After completion of ninety (90) days of employment, all full-full- time employees are entitled to a short-term disability benefit after a period of absence from work for seven (7) consecutive calendar days (five (5) consecutive work days) because of illness, injury or disability, including injuries or illnesses related to employment and/or pregnancy. For purposes of this Article, the phrase “absence from work for seven (7) consecutive calendar days” includes regularly scheduled work days and regularly scheduled days off that occur during that period. Upon completion of one (1) year of employment, part-time employees who work at least fifteen (15) hours per week shall be entitled to pro-rated short-term disability benefits. Short-Short- term disability benefits are based upon an employee’s prior years of service with the Employer and shall continue for the actual length of the short-term disability(ies) occurring during any period of fifty-two (52) consecutive weeks, up to the maximum benefit, in accordance with the following schedule: 1 - 2 2 23 2 - 5 4 21 5 - 10 6 19 10 - 15 10 15 15 - 20 14 11 20 - 25 18* 7 25+ 25* 0 *Employees who have not completed twenty (20) or more years of service prior to December 1, 2008, will be eligible only for those benefits provided in accordance with the above schedule. Only those employees who have completed twenty (20) or more years of service prior to December 1, 2008, will be eligible for benefits in accordance with the following schedule: : (a) In the event that an employee has completed twenty (20) or more years of service prior to December 1, 2008 and has a disability that exceeds twenty-six (26) weeks, then only those employees will have a maximum benefit period of 100% of salary for the same number of weeks as his/her completed years of service beyond twenty-sixsix (26) prior to the onset of the disability but will not receive any further reduced benefit at 60% of pay, unless he/she is eligible for an LTD benefit. If an employee is determined to be eligible for the LTD benefit (described in Section 3 below) upon conclusion of the 180-day elimination period, then the Employer will coordinate and subrogate the LTD benefit with any STD benefit that may be payable under this Article for a period of more than twenty-five (25) weeks.

Short Term Disability Benefit. After completion of ninety (90) days of employment, all full-time employees are entitled to a short-term disability benefit after a period of absence from work for seven (7) consecutive calendar days (five (5) consecutive work days) because of illness, injury or disability, including injuries or illnesses related to employment and/or pregnancy. For purposes of this Article, the phrase “absence from work for seven (7) consecutive calendar days” includes regularly scheduled work days and regularly scheduled days off that occur during that period. Upon completion of one (1) year of employment, part-time employees who work at least fifteen (15) hours per week shall be entitled to pro-rated short-short- term disability benefits. Short-term disability benefits are based upon an employee’s prior years of service with the Employer and shall continue for the actual length of the short-term disability(ies) occurring during any period of fifty-fifty- two (52) consecutive weeks, up to the maximum benefit, in accordance with the following schedule: *Employees who have not completed twenty (20) or more years of service prior to December 1, 2008, will be eligible only for those benefits provided in accordance with the above schedule. Only those employees who have completed twenty (20) or more years of service prior to December 1, 2008, will be eligible for benefits in accordance with the following schedule: : (a) In the event that an employee has completed twenty (20) or more years of service prior to December 1, 2008 and has a disability that exceeds twenty-six (26) weeks, then only those employees will have a maximum benefit period of 100% of salary for the same number of weeks as his/her completed years of service beyond twenty-sixsix (26) prior to the onset of the disability but will not receive any further reduced benefit at 60% of pay, unless he/she is eligible for an LTD benefit. If an employee is determined to be eligible for the LTD benefit (described in Section 3 below) upon conclusion of the 180-day elimination period, then the Employer will coordinate and subrogate the LTD benefit with any STD benefit that may be payable under this Article for a period of more than twenty-five (25) weeks.