Sick Leave and Short Term Disability Leave. A short-term disability leave may be granted to employees who are required to be absent from work due to sickness or injury unrelated to work. In order to qualify for short-term disability leave, employees are required to notify their immediate supervisor of their absence from work due to sickness or disability. An employee must be absent from work for more than five (5) consecutive working days prior to being eligible for short term disability. Employees can utilize vacation, personal emergency days, or unpaid time during the five (5) consecutive sick days to bridge the waiting period. Applications for short term disability are adjudicated by a third party, and therefore the Town is not privy to the employee’s confidential medical information. Once the employee is approved for short-term disability the Corporation will reimburse the employee for the use of any of the bridge options above. Employees will be eligible for a maximum of twenty-six (26) weeks’ of wages per single disabling event or related disabling events, on the condition that the employee continues to provide the employer and/or adjudicator with updated medical documentation as requested. Within the first nine (9) years of employment, this benefit shall be applied as per the chart below: Benefit Weeks Length of Service 100% of Salary 75% of Salary Less than one (1) year 1 25 One (1) year but less than two (2) years 2 24 Two (2) years but less than three (3) years 4 22 Three (3) years but less than four (4) years 6 20 Four (4) years but less than five (5) years 8 18 Five (5) years but less than six (6) years 11 15 Six (6) years but less than seven (7) years 14 12 Seven (7) years but less than eight (8) years 17 9 Eight (8) years but less than nine (9) years 21 5 Over nine (9) years 26 0 If an employee is approved by the Town for short term disability leave, the Town shall continue to pay the Town’s normal share of the premiums for the group insurance that that employee would otherwise be entitled for a maximum of twenty-six (26) weeks from the date of the first absence caused by the sickness or disability. The Town will start the LTD process prior to the elimination process, as prescribed by the benefit carrier, to ensure a continuation of pay. Should the claim be denied, the employee is expected to return to work immediately.
Sick Leave and Short Term Disability Leave
