The Teachers\u2019 and State Employees\u2019 Retirement System provides disability coverage to all employees with at least one year of contributing service.<\/p>\n
Employees who are unable to perform the functions of the position due to a physical or mental illness may apply for Short-Term Disability. This benefit includes a 60-day unpaid waiting period, during which the employee may exhaust any available sick or vacation leave. Following the waiting period, the employee will be paid a monthly benefit equal to 50% of 1\/12 of annual salary for an absence of up to 12 months. At the end of the Short-Term period, if the employee is unable to return to work, he\/she may file for either Extended Short-Term Disability (payable up to 12 additional months) or, if eligible, Long-Term Disability.<\/p>\n
If an employee completes the first 12 months of Short-Term Disability and is certified by a medical professional to be incapacitated for an undetermined amount of time, the employee may be eligible for Long-Term Disability. Longevity pays 65% of instead of 50% but is offset by payments from Social Security disability entitlement and will remain in effect until the employee is eligible for unreduced retirement.<\/p>\n Disability Income Plan <\/a> The Teachers\u2019 and State Employees\u2019 Retirement System provides disability coverage to all employees with at least one year of contributing service. Short-Term Disability Employees who are unable to perform the functions of the position due to a physical or mental illness may apply for Short-Term Disability. This benefit includes a 60-day unpaid waiting period, during […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":68,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"pagecells\/lyt5f.php","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Disability Handbook 2019 <\/a>
Disability Income Plan – NC Frequently Asked Questions <\/a> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"