Short-Term Disability – Faculty Handbook

CCS provides a short-term disability plan for all full-time employees who are unable to work due to an illness or injury, as documented by a properly licensed physician acting within his or her field of expertise. CCS has the discretion to require an independent medical examination as a condition for receiving or continuing short-term disability benefits. Employees become eligible for this plan following one hundred eighty (180) days of employment. The duration and amount of short-term disability is per the following schedule:

Eligibility: After 7th Day of Illness/Injury
Duration: 13 Weeks

	Percent of Pay
Length of Employment	100%	80%
Less than 180 days	n/a	n/a
180 days to < 2 years	n/a	13 weeks
2 years to < 5 years	6 weeks	7 weeks
5 years or more	13 weeks	n/a

CCS’s short-term disability plan is an income protection plan for eligible employees and does not guarantee a job, or any particular job, following an absence. If, however, an employee has a serious health condition and is eligible for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the employee may be simultaneously entitled to up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave under the FMLA and income benefits under this short-term disability policy.