Current through October 31, 2024
Section 31 IAC 5-9-1 - Short term disability; eligibilityAuthority: IC 4-15-2.2-19; IC 5-10-8-7
Affected: IC 4-15; IC 5-10-8-7; IC 22-3-2
Sec. 1.
An employee who meets the following criteria is entitled to short term disability benefits under this rule:
(1) The employee is employed on a full-time basis and has worked at least six (6) consecutive months of continuous full-time employment while actively working without a break in service due to: (D) an unauthorized leave of absence; or(E) termination; before the elimination period begins. An authorized leave of absence without pay, while not considered a break in service, is not counted toward the six (6) months of active work requirement, so that the length of authorized leave without pay is added to the period before the employee becomes eligible.(2) The employee is absent due to illness, injury, or legal quarantine as evidenced by a physician's signed statement.(3) The employee is absent thirty (30) consecutive calendar days due to the disability.State Personnel Department; 31 IAC 5-9-1; filed May 10, 2012, 2:32 p.m.: 20120606-IR-031110446FRAReadopted filed 6/1/2018, 9:50 a.m.: 20180627-IR-031180194RFAFiled 8/19/2024, 5:25 p.m.: 20240918-IR-031240179FRA