Common use of LONG TERM DISABILITY PROGRAM Clause in Contracts

LONG TERM DISABILITY PROGRAM. (i) All regular employees shall participate in the government-funded CORE Public Education Benefit Trust (PEBT) Long Term Disability (LTD) plan. The Core PEBT LTD plan shall be at no cost to the Employer, the Union or the employees and includes access to the Joint Early Intervention Service (JEIS). The LTD plan shall commence 120 calendar days after disability and shall be fully integrated and subject to such other conditions as the plan carrier shall require. In the event that the PEBT LTD plan is discontinued, any subsequent mutually-agreed LTD plan shall be employer funded at sixty percent (60%) of salary. (ii) In the event that the PEBT plan ceases LTD coverage then, on the effective date of the coverage ending, Article 21(a), (b) and 22(a) (i) shall be deemed to be amended from 120 calendar days to 180 calendar days. (iii) In the event that the PEBT plan changes the elimination period from 120 calendar days, the 120 days in Article 21(a), (b) and 22 (a)(i) will be deemed to be changed to the lesser of the new elimination period or 180 calendar days. (iv) Any employee who has been receiving Short Term Disability (STD) and is turned down for LTD, shall be eligible for STD pursuant to Articles 21(a) and (b) for a period of 180 calendar days subject to the following conditions: (a) that the Employer reserves its right to require medical proof of disability/illness; (b) that the 180 calendar days will include all days, working or not, from the start of the 120 days mentioned in paragraph 21(a); (c) that the employee made all reasonable efforts to access the PEBT plan including meeting all the PEBT plan requirements regarding medical information, JEIS, appeals, and other process requirements; (d) that any employee seeking the continuance of STD after being denied access to the PEBT plan will disclose to the Employer the information utilized by the Plan in denying the claim; (e) that the employee agrees that if the employee is successful in obtaining LTD for any period of time between the 120th and 180th day that the employee will repay the monies received from the Employer for the same period of time for which LTD payments are received. If alternate arrangements are not made with the Employer, then the repayment shall be made immediately upon receipt of the first LTD payment.