Common use of Restoration of Short-Term Disability (STD) Balances Clause in Contracts

Restoration of Short-Term Disability (STD) Balances. An employee once again becomes eligible for 24 weeks of Short-Term Disability (STD) benefits for an illness/condition once an employee returns to work from such illness/condition for thirty (30) consecutive calendar days on a full-time basis, provided that the employee had not exhausted his/her entire STD benefit. Any employee who uses his/her entire period of STD for an illness/condition must return to work and not be absent for same or related diagnosis for one (1) full year in order to again be eligible for STD benefits for such illness/condition. If the employee is unable to work due to such illness/condition prior to the one (1) year, they may use any available unused Annual Sick Days or be determined eligible for LTD coverage; otherwise, the absence will be unpaid. If the employee returns to work, the STD benefit is restored for that illness/condition after one year. If an employee is absent for an unrelated illness/condition, as approved by OHS, the employee will be eligible for full STD benefits for such unrelated illness/condition despite having depleted such benefits for an unrelated diagnosis. Should an employee, with a chronic condition, exhaust their entire Short-Term Disability (STD) balance, but not qualify for LTD, such balance will reset on January 1 of the following year, providing the employee is not on Short-Term Disability as of that January 1. In such cases, Short-Term Disability schedule will be restored upon his/her return to work. After a medical examination of any employee, who has been absent on account of sickness disability for any length of time, by a physician selected by the Company, and the physician's report states that the employee is able to return to work, and such employee fails to do so, no further payments or allowances will be made on account of such sickness disability and said report shall be conclusive and final. However, if the employee informs the Company's physician of the date on which the employee's physician has advised the employee to return to work, and the Company's physician does not agree, then the Company's physician shall make a reasonable effort to consult with the employee's physician before issuing a report.

Restoration of Short-Term Disability (STD) Balances. An employee once again becomes eligible for 24 weeks of Short-Term Disability (STD) benefits for an illness/condition once an employee returns to work from such illness/condition for thirty (30) consecutive calendar days on a full-time basis, provided that the employee had not exhausted his/her entire STD benefit. Any employee who uses his/her entire period of STD for an illness/condition must return to work and not be absent for same or related diagnosis for one (1) full year in order to again be eligible for STD benefits for such illness/condition. If the employee is unable to work due to such illness/condition prior to the one (1) year, they may use any available unused Annual Sick Days or be determined eligible for LTD coverage; otherwise, the absence will be unpaid. If the employee returns to work, the STD benefit is restored for that illness/condition after one year. If an employee is absent for an unrelated illness/condition, as approved by OHS, the employee will be eligible for full STD benefits for such unrelated illness/condition despite having depleted such benefits for an unrelated diagnosis. Should an employee, with a chronic condition, exhaust their entire Short-Term Disability (STD) balance, but not qualify for LTD, such balance will reset on January 1 of the following year, providing the employee is not on Short-Term Disability as of that January 1. In such cases, Short-Term Disability schedule will be restored upon his/her return to work. After a medical examination of any employee, who has been absent on account of sickness disability for any length of time, by a physician selected by the Company, and the physician's ’s report states that the employee is able to return to work, and such employee fails to do so, no further payments or allowances will be made on account of such sickness disability and said report shall be conclusive and final. However, if the employee informs the Company's ’s physician of the date on which the employee's ’s physician has advised the employee to return to work, and the Company's ’s physician does not agree, then the Company's ’s physician shall make a reasonable effort to consult with the employee's ’s physician before issuing a report.