Short Term Disability Pay. Short term disability pay will be 80% of the employee's basic hourly rate for scheduled hours including the amount of weekly benefit available to employees under the Group Insurance Plan of the Company, whether or not such benefit is available.
Short Term Disability Pay a. If an employee becomes ill or disabled and unable to work, the employee will be eligible for Short-term Disability (STD). New employees may utilize PTO, to the extent permitted by Article 14 or Article 15 (as applicable to the employee), upon becoming ill/disabled. If circumstances warrant, the Company may require the employee on STD to provide medical certification of the employee's inability to work due to illness or disability. The Company may also require medical certification that the employee may return to work following an absence due to illness or disability. Medical updates may be required periodically during such a leave, and medical certification will be required, including an independent medical examination, paid for by the Company, at the Company’s sole discretion. Eligibility for STD begins after six (6) months of continuous full-time employment.
Short Term Disability Pay a. If an employee becomes ill or disabled and unable to work, the employee will be eligible for Short-term Disability (STD). New employees may utilize PTO, to the extent permitted by Article 22, upon becoming ill/disabled. If circumstances warrant, the Company may require the employee on STD to provide medical certification of the employee's inability to work due to illness or disability. The Company may also require medical certification that the employee may return to work following an absence due to illness or disability. Medical updates may be required periodically during such a leave, and medical certification will be required, including an independent medical examination, paid for by the Company, at the Company’s sole discretion.
Short Term Disability Pay
