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If I am a "less than 12-month employee," am I eligible to file a claim during
the time when I am not scheduled to work?
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Yes. Claims will be processed and, if approved, paid throughout the year,
whether or not you are scheduled to work. The claim will be calculated
on the basis of annual salary divided by 52 weeks.
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If I am under a short term disability claim, and then return to
work and find that I need to be off again for the same condition,
are these two periods cumulative? Am I again required to
satisfy an elimination period?
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If a disability for which benefits were payable ends but recurs because of
the same or related causes no more than 14 days after the end of the prior
disability, it will be considered a resumption of the prior disability.
Under these circumstances there is no need to satisfy another elimination period.
A disability which recurs 15 days or more after the end of a prior disability is subject
to a new elimination period and a new maximum benefit period.
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Is a job held open while receiving benefits under the short term disability plan?
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For a classified staff employee, the University will make
every reasonable effort to hold open his or her position
during the time he or she is collecting payments under the
short term disability plan. If there is a compelling business
reason to replace the individual and fill the position,
recruiting for and filling the position will require the
approval of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Human
Resources or his/her appointed designee.
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If I meet the eligibility requirements for the short-term disability insurance coverage and then terminate my
employment with the University, will I be required to meet a six-month eligibility period again if I am rehired
at the University?
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Yes. A rehire after termination has the requirement to meet a six-month eligibility period.
There may be one exception if the reason for termination was the elimination of a position and return is within
180 days. This also applies to a position elimination that takes place while a member of the classified staff is on
Short Term Disability.
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