How your short term disability plan works
This section describes general information about eligibility requirements, benefits, and how to file a claim. For complete details, refer to your WEA Trust Short Term Disability Policy.
The WEA Trust short term disability plan is voluntary. That is, you are not automatically enrolled in it, but must choose this protection and pay for it through payroll deduction.
You can enroll in the short term disability plan if both of the following apply:
- You work for a district that subscribes to the Trust’s short term disability policy;
- You are an active employee working the minimum hours established by your school for participation in the plan, and you belong to the class of employees eligible to participate in the plan.
During the open enrollment period, or within 30 days of becoming employed, you may enroll in this plan (up to the $301 weekly benefit level) without providing proof of insurability. Those individuals enrolling after 30 days or those requesting benefit levels in excess of the $301 weekly benefit must provide proof of insurability.
Also, you must be actively working in your regular job on the date coverage would start. If you’re not actively at work on the date your coverage would otherwise start, you’ll be covered from the day you return to regular active work. |
|