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Part I — Earlham Benefits Section 16 Intermediate-term disability benefits are available to all full-time staff employees who have been employed by Earlham for one (1) year on a full-time basis. To establish eligibility for intermediate-term disability benefits the staff employee must submit a physician's statement indicating the nature and expected duration of the disability to the Business Office. Earlham reserves the right to a second, independent medical opinion. The Assistant Vice President for Business Operations will determine whether the employee is eligible to receive intermediate-term disability benefits and the length of the benefit period. Until an employee submits the necessary information from his/her physician and is determined to be eligible for intermediate-term disability benefits, the situation will be treated as a routine illness or injury (see Paid Sick Time section). Without a written request from the staff employee and written approval from the Assistant Vice President for Business Operations, intermediate term disability benefits may be initiated only once in a 12-calendar-month period. Under this program, an employee who is unable to work because of serious illness (including pregnancy-related conditions) or injury continues to receive a portion of his/her regular wages during a period of up to 180 calendar days from the date of the disability. The benefits go into effect after all of an employee's accumulated sick time has been exhausted but not before the eleventh continuous working day of such disability. For example, if the employee had six (6) days of accumulated sick time, he/she would not be paid for the remaining four (4) days during the ten (10) working day waiting period unless he/she elected to use vacation and/or personal time. Another example, if the employee had twenty (20) days of accumulated sick time, he/she would not begin to receive intermediate-term disability benefits until the twenty-first working day following the disability. Once the intermediate-term disability benefits go into effect, the eligible employee receives compensation equivalent to 70% of his/her regular gross wages reduced by the amount of any Workers' Compensation wage benefits during a period not to exceed 180 calendar days from the beginning date of such disability. (Note: the employee may then be eligible for long-term disability insurance benefits, elect to use accumulated vacation days, or request an unpaid leave of absence). Any holiday which occurs while intermediate-term disability benefits are in effect is also paid at the 70% rate. Employees do not accrue sick time nor vacation time while receiving intermediate-term disability benefits. An employee may receive 100% of his/her regular gross wages for any days of intermediate-term benefits he/she chooses to replace with accumulated vacation days. (Note: exchange is on a one day at 100% for one day at 70% basis and does not extend the length of the eligibility period for intermediate-term disability benefits). |
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Earlham College · 801 National Road West · Richmond,
Indiana 47374-4095 |