(A) (1) Short-term disability offers employees and their families important financial protection. The town provides access to short-term disability for eligible employees.
(2) Employees in the following employment classifications are eligible to participate in the short-term disability plan: regular full-time employees.
(B) Eligible employees may participate in the short-term disability plan subject to all terms and conditions of the agreement between the town and the insurance carrier. Benefits will continue to accrue during a short-term disability leave. Employees who are covered by insurance benefits must make payment arrangements with the Clerk-Treasurer’s office for those benefits.
(C) An employee who is self-employed or accepts other employment or works for any other current employer during a short-term disability leave must report such work immediately to the Clerk-Treasurer. An employee who works in one of the above capacities at any time during his or her short-term disability leave may be considered to have terminated his or her employment as of the date such employment began.
(D) Details of the short-term disability plan including benefit amounts are described in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) provided to eligible employees. Employees may contact the Clerk-Treasurer’s office for additional information about short-term disability benefits.
(Ord. 2020-26, passed 1-12-21)