Common use of Short Term Disability (STD Clause in Contracts

Short Term Disability (STD. New employees (those hired after August 1, 2014) shall, after 180 days of employment, be eligible for short-term disability when absent due to illness/disability and, as a consequence, unable to work. Coverage begins on the 6th consecutive working day of an employee’s absence. The first five

Short Term Disability (STD. New employees (those hired after August 1, 2014) shall, after 180 days of employment, be eligible for short-term disability when absent due to illness/disability and, as a consequence, unable to work. Coverage begins on the 6th consecutive working day of an employee’s absence. The first fivefive (5) consecutive working days of absence due to illness/disability are deducted from an employee’s available PTO. If an individual does not have any PTO time available, these first five (5) days are unpaid.