SHORT-TERM DISABILITY
1. Faculty: Faculty members who are at least half-time (0.5 FTE) will continue to be paid their regular salary for occasional absences because of illness or injury; faculty who are less than half-time (0.5 FTE) are not eligible for short-term disability. Eligible faculty members who are absent for six or more consecutive working days due to illness or injury should apply for short-term disability, which is subject to approval by Wesleyan's Short-Term Disability insurance provider. Please contact the Benefits Office in Human Resources for directions on how to file a claim. Due to faculty's unique teaching and semester-driven responsibilities, the faculty member will then be placed on unpaid leave. If the medical leave is approved by the insurance provider, salary will then be continued along with a retroactive payment to the date of disability. The length of short-term disability will be determined by Wesleyan's Short-Term Disability insurance provider, but can be no longer than six months.
2. Staff: Employees who work at least 0.75 FTE per year will continue to receive their normal salary for occasional absences because of non-work related illness or injury. Employees who work less than 0.75 FTE per year are not eligible for short-term disability. Eligible employees who are absent for six or more consecutive working days due to such an illness or injury should apply for short-term disability, which is subject to approval by Wesleyan's Short-Term Disability insurance provider. Please contact the Benefits Office in Human Resources for directions on how to file a claim. The length of short-term disability will be determined by Wesleyan's Short-Term Disability insurance provider, but can be no longer than six months. If approved the claim will be paid according to the following short-term disability schedule:
|
Length of service |
100% pay for up to: |
Then, at 60% for up to: |
|
Less than two years |
One month |
Five additional months |
|
Two to three years |
Two months |
Four additional months |
|
Three to four years |
Three months |
Three additional months |
|
Four to five years |
Four months |
Two additional months |
|
Five to six years |
Five months |
One additional month |
|
Six or more years |
Six months |
Not applicable |
*Eligibility for short-term disability payments are subject to approval by Wesleyan’s short-term disability insurance provider.