Common use of State Disability Insurance (SDI) Clause in Contracts

State Disability Insurance (SDI). A. All employees covered by this Contract will be covered under the State Disability Insurance (SDI) benefit in lieu of a Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) and Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (ENDI) benefit as follows: 1. Employees eligible for SDI benefits are those who are defined by section 2601, et seq. of the California Unemployment Insurance Code; such as, an employee disabled due to a non-work related illness or injury of the employee, the employee’s family member, domestic partner or the birth, adoption, or xxxxxx care placement of a new child. Eligible employees covered under the SDI program shall receive benefits pursuant to California Unemployment Insurance Code section 2655. 2. The State will pay the full premiums for an employee and any applicable dependent coverage for health, dental and vision benefits for the length of the employee’s disability up to a maximum of twenty-six (26) weeks. The State shall recover the employee’s portion of the premium paid through an accounts receivable consistent with Government Code section 19838(a) (2). Any reimbursements for overpayment shall be in monthly installments and the number of repayments shall be equal to the number of monthly overpayments. By mutual agreement, the overpayment may be satisfied by the use of leave credits, excluding sick leave. If an employee’s SDI leave extends past twenty-six (26) weeks, the employee shall remit the full health, dental and vision premiums directly to the healthcare providers. 3. Employees participating in the Rural Health Care Equity Program (article 9.4) shall continue eligibility as long as they are not remitting their health, dental and vision premiums directly to the healthcare providers. 4. If an employee is released by their physician to return to work on a part-time basis, an employee may use accrued vacation, annual leave, CTO, holiday credit, personal leave (PLP), personal necessity leave (PNL-BU 3) or sick leave balances to supplement their SDI benefits. 5. SDI does not cover the first seven (7) days of any disability; therefore, sick leave, vacation, CTO, holiday, PLP, PNL (BU 3), or annual leave may be used to cover this period in its entirety. 6. An employee may elect to supplement their SDI benefit with leave integration up to forty (40) hours per month of their accrued vacation, annual leave, CTO, holiday credit, personal leave (PLP) PNL (BU 3), or sick leave balances. If an employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave to supplement it may affect the SDI benefits. An employee’s combined SDI benefit and use of leave credits cannot exceed their regular monthly gross (less mandatory reductions) pay. Within one week of being disabled from work, the employee or his/her representative must contact their departmental personnel office to provide information on the following: a. The date the disability/illness commenced; b. The estimated duration of the disability; c. A phone number where the employee can be reached; d. The election of leave credits usage during the first week of disability; e. The number of hours in a month to be charged to leave credits; f. Whether or not the employee is planning to file for SDI; g. The election to supplement leave credits with SDI benefits; h. Once the SDI benefit amount has been determined, the employee must provide a copy of the SDI award letter and the SDI check stubs to the employee’s personnel office in order to ensure proper supplementation of benefits and payment. B. All appeals of a denial of an employee’s SDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the California Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. All disputes relating to an employee’s denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This limitation does not change either party’s contractual rights which are not related to the denial of an individual employee’s benefits. C. Current State employees who transfer into this bargaining unit who are eligible for ENDI and NDI benefits prior to transfer shall be entitled to retain their ENDI and NDI eligibility for six (6) months. D. When the State Controller’s Office resumes its effort to modernize the state’s current payroll system, the State agrees to meet with the Union to discuss the feasibility of integration of SDI benefits.

State Disability Insurance (SDI). A. All employees covered by this Contract will be covered under the State Disability Insurance (SDI) benefit in lieu of a Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) and Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (ENDI) benefit as follows: 1. Employees eligible for SDI benefits are those who are defined by section 2601, et seq. of the California Unemployment Insurance Code; such as, an employee disabled due to a non-work related illness or injury of the employee, the employee’s family member, domestic partner or the birth, adoption, or xxxxxx care placement of a new child. Eligible employees covered under the SDI program shall receive benefits pursuant to California Unemployment Insurance Code section 2655. 2. The State will pay the full premiums for an employee and any applicable dependent coverage for health, dental and vision benefits for the length of the employee’s disability up to a maximum of twenty-twenty six (26) weeks. The State shall recover the employee’s portion of the premium paid through an accounts receivable consistent with Government Code section 19838(a) (219838(a)(2). Any reimbursements for overpayment shall be in monthly installments and the number of repayments shall be equal to the number of monthly overpayments. By mutual agreement, the overpayment may be satisfied by the use of leave credits, excluding sick leave. If an employee’s SDI leave extends past twenty-twenty six (26) weeks, the employee shall remit the full health, dental and vision premiums directly to the healthcare providers. 3. Employees participating in the Rural Health Care Equity Program (article Article 9.4) shall continue eligibility as long as they are not remitting their health, dental and vision premiums directly to the healthcare providers. 4. If an employee is released by their physician to return to work on a part-time basis, an employee may use accrued vacation, annual leave, CTO, holiday credit, personal leave (PLP), personal necessity leave (PNL-BU 3) or sick leave balances to supplement their SDI benefits. 5. SDI does not cover the first seven (7) days of any disability; therefore, sick leave, vacation, CTO, holiday, PLP, PNL (BU 3), or annual leave may be used to cover this period in its entirety. 6. An employee may elect to supplement their SDI benefit with leave integration up to forty (40) hours per month of their accrued vacation, annual leave, CTO, holiday credit, personal leave (PLP) PNL (BU 3), or sick leave balances. If an employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave to supplement it may affect the SDI benefits. An employee’s combined SDI benefit and use of leave credits cannot exceed their regular monthly gross (less mandatory reductions) pay. Within one week of being disabled from work, the employee or his/her representative must contact their departmental personnel office to provide information on the followingfollowing information: a. The date the disability/illness commenced; b. The estimated duration of the disability; c. A phone number where the employee can be reached; d. The election of leave credits usage during the first week of disability; e. ; e, The number of hours in a month to be charged to leave credits; f. Whether or not the employee is planning to file for SDI; g. The election to supplement leave credits with SDI benefits; h. Once the SDI benefit amount has been determined, the employee must provide a copy of the SDI award letter and the SDI check stubs to the employee’s personnel office in order to ensure proper supplementation of benefits and payment. B. All appeals of a denial of an employee’s SDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the California Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. All disputes relating to an employee’s denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This limitation does not change either party’s contractual rights which are not related to the denial of an individual employee’s benefits. C. Current State employees who transfer into this bargaining unit who are eligible for ENDI and NDI benefits prior to transfer shall be entitled to retain their ENDI and NDI eligibility for six (6) months. D. When the State Controller’s Office resumes its effort to modernize the state’s current payroll system, the State agrees to meet with the Union to discuss the feasibility of integration of SDI benefits.

State Disability Insurance (SDI). A. All employees covered by this Contract will be covered under the State Disability Insurance (SDI) benefit in lieu of a Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) and Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (ENDI) benefit as follows: 1. Employees eligible for SDI benefits are those who are defined by section 2601, et seq. of the California Unemployment Insurance Code; such as, an employee disabled due to a non-work related illness or injury of the employee, the employee’s family member, domestic partner or the birth, adoption, or xxxxxx care placement of a new child. Eligible employees covered under the SDI program shall receive benefits pursuant to California Unemployment Insurance Code section 2655. 2. The State will pay the full premiums for an employee and any applicable dependent coverage for health, dental and vision benefits for the length of the employee’s disability up to a maximum of twenty-twenty six (26) weeks. The State shall recover the employee’s portion of the premium paid through an accounts receivable consistent with Government Code section 19838(a) (219838(a)(2). Any reimbursements for overpayment shall be in monthly installments and the number of repayments shall be equal to the number of monthly overpayments. By mutual agreement, the overpayment may be satisfied by the use of leave credits, excluding sick leave. If an employee’s SDI leave extends past twenty-twenty six (26) weeks, the employee shall remit the full health, dental and vision premiums directly to the healthcare providers. 3. Employees participating in the Rural Health Care Equity Program (article Article 9.4) shall continue eligibility as long as they are not remitting their health, dental and vision premiums directly to the healthcare providers. 4. If an employee is released by their physician to return to work on a part-part- time basis, an employee may use accrued vacation, annual leave, CTO, holiday credit, personal leave (PLP), personal necessity leave (PNL-BU 3) or sick leave balances to supplement their SDI benefits. 5. SDI does not cover the first seven (7) days of any disability; therefore, sick leave, vacation, CTO, holiday, PLP, PNL (BU 3), or annual leave may be used to cover this period in its entirety. 6. An employee may elect to supplement their SDI benefit with leave integration up to forty (40) hours per month of their accrued vacation, annual leave, CTO, holiday credit, personal leave (PLP) PNL (BU 3), or sick leave balances. If an employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave to supplement it may affect the SDI benefits. An employee’s combined SDI benefit and use of leave credits cannot exceed their regular monthly gross (less mandatory reductions) pay. Within one week of being disabled from work, the employee or his/her representative must contact their departmental personnel office to provide information on the followingfollowing information: a. The date the disability/illness commenced; b. The estimated duration of the disability; c. A phone number where the employee can be reached; d. The election of leave credits usage during the first week of disability; e. The number of hours in a month to be charged to leave credits; f. Whether or not the employee is planning to file for SDI; g. The election to supplement leave credits with SDI benefits; h. Once the SDI benefit amount has been determined, the employee must provide a copy of the SDI award letter and the SDI check stubs to the employee’s personnel office in order to ensure proper supplementation of benefits and payment. B. All appeals of a denial of an employee’s SDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the California Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. All disputes relating to an employee’s denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This limitation does not change either party’s contractual rights which are not related to the denial of an individual employee’s benefits. C. Current State employees who transfer into this bargaining unit who are eligible for ENDI and NDI benefits prior to transfer shall be entitled to retain their ENDI and NDI eligibility for six (6) months. D. When the State Controller’s Office resumes its effort to modernize the state’s current payroll system, the State agrees to meet with the Union to discuss the feasibility of integration of SDI benefits.

State Disability Insurance (SDI). A. All employees covered by this Contract will be covered under the State Disability Insurance (SDI) benefit in lieu of a Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI) and Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (ENDI) benefit as follows: 1. Employees eligible for SDI benefits are those who are defined by section 2601, et seq. of the California Unemployment Insurance Code; such as, an employee disabled due to a non-work related illness or injury of the employee, the employee’s family member, domestic partner or the birth, adoption, or xxxxxx care placement of a new child. Eligible employees covered under the SDI program shall receive benefits pursuant to California Unemployment Insurance Code section 2655. 2. The State will pay the full premiums for an employee and any applicable dependent coverage for health, dental and vision benefits for the length of the employee’s disability up to a maximum of twenty-six (26) 26 weeks. The State shall recover the employee’s portion of the premium paid through an accounts receivable consistent with Government Code section 19838(a) (219838(a)(2). Any reimbursements for overpayment shall be in monthly installments and the number of repayments shall be equal to the number of monthly overpayments. By mutual agreement, the overpayment may be satisfied by the use of leave credits, excluding sick leave. If an employee’s SDI leave extends past twenty-six (26) 26 weeks, the employee shall remit the full health, dental and vision premiums directly to the healthcare providers. 3. Employees participating in the Rural Health Care Equity Program (article Section 9.4) shall continue eligibility as long as they are not remitting their health, dental and vision premiums directly to the healthcare providers. 4. If an employee is released by their physician to return to work on a part-time basis, an employee may use accrued vacation, annual leave, CTO, holiday credit, personal leave (PLP), personal necessity leave (PNL-BU 3) or sick leave balances to supplement their SDI benefits. 5. SDI does not cover the first seven (7) days of any disability; therefore, sick leave, vacation, CTO, holiday, PLP, PNL (BU 3), or annual leave may be used to cover this period in its entirety. 6. An employee may elect to supplement their SDI benefit with leave integration up to forty (40) 40 hours per month of their accrued vacation, annual leave, CTO, holiday credit, personal leave (PLP) PNL (BU 3), or sick leave balances. If an employee elects to use annual leave or sick leave to supplement it may affect the SDI benefits. An employee’s combined SDI benefit and use of leave credits cannot exceed their regular monthly gross (less mandatory reductionsdeductions) pay. Within one week of being disabled from work, the employee or his/her representative must contact their departmental personnel office to provide information on the following: a. The date the disability/illness commenced; b. The estimated duration of the disability; c. A phone number where the employee can be reached; d. The election of leave credits usage during the first week of disability; e. The number of hours in a month to be charged to leave credits; f. Whether or not the employee is planning to file for SDI; g. The election to supplement leave credits with SDI benefits; h. B. Once the SDI benefit amount has been determined, the employee must provide a copy of the SDI award letter and the SDI check stubs to the employee’s personnel office in order to ensure proper supplementation of benefits and payment. B. C. All appeals of a denial of an employee’s SDI benefits shall only follow the procedures in the California Unemployment Insurance Code and Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. All disputes relating to an employee’s denial of benefits are not grievable or arbitrable. This limitation does not change either party’s contractual rights which are not related to the denial of an individual employee’s benefits. C. Current State employees who transfer into this bargaining unit who are eligible for ENDI and NDI benefits prior to transfer shall be entitled to retain their ENDI and NDI eligibility for six (6) months. D. When the State Controller’s Office resumes its effort to modernize the state’s current payroll system, the State agrees to meet with the Union to discuss the feasibility of integration of SDI benefits.