Waiting Period and Benefits. A) In the event an employee, while enrolled in this Plan, becomes totally disabled as a result of an accident or a sickness, then, after the employee has been totally disabled for one hundred and nineteen (119) calendar days, the employee shall receive a benefit equal to sixty-six and two- thirds (66 2/3) of monthly earnings. For the purposes of the above, earnings shall mean basic monthly earnings as at the date of disability. Basic monthly earnings for regular part-time employees shall be calculated on the basis of the employee’s average monthly hours of work for the twelve (12) month period or such shorter period that the employee has been employed, prior to the date of disability, multiplied by her hourly pay rate as at the date of disability. The long-term disability benefit payment shall be made so long as an employee remains totally disabled and shall cease on the date the employee reaches age sixty-five (65), recovers, or dies, whichever occurs first.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Waiting Period and Benefits. A) In the event an employee, while enrolled in this Plan, becomes totally disabled as a result of an accident or a sickness, then, after the employee has been totally disabled for one hundred and nineteen (119) calendar days, the employee shall receive a benefit equal to sixty-six and two- thirds (66 2/3) 2/3 of monthly earnings. For the purposes of the above, earnings shall mean basic monthly earnings (including isolation allowances where applicable) as at the date of disability. Basic monthly earnings for regular part-time employees shall be calculated on the basis of the employee’s average monthly hours of work for the twelve (12) twelve-month period or such shorter period that the employee has been employed, prior to the date of disability, multiplied by her hourly pay rate as at the date of disability. The long-term disability benefit payment shall be made so long as an employee remains totally disabled and shall cease on the date the employee reaches age sixty-five (65), recovers, or dies, whichever occurs first.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Waiting Period and Benefits. A) In the event an employee, while enrolled in this Plan, becomes totally disabled as a result of an accident or a sickness, an illness then, after the employee has been totally disabled for one hundred and nineteen (119) calendar daysfour months, the employee shall receive a benefit equal to sixtytwo-six and two- thirds (66 2/3) of monthly earnings, to a maximum of $2,000 per month, in accordance with the Plan which shall be filed with the Union. For the purposes of the above, earnings shall mean basic monthly earnings as at the date of disability. Basic monthly earnings for regular part-time employees shall be calculated on the basis of the employee’s 's average monthly hours of work for the twelve (12) 12 month period or such shorter period that the employee has been employed, prior to the date of disability, multiplied by his/her hourly pay rate as at the date of disability. The long-term disability benefit payment shall be made so long as an employee remains totally disabled and shall cease on the date the employee reaches age sixty-five (65), recovers, or dies, whichever occurs first, or as of the date of failure to provide requested written proof, satisfactory to the Company, of his/her continuous total disability.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement