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Disability Insurance

Unum

For you experience an injury or illness such prevents your from worked, disability coverage (through Unum) provides parts income replacement the assist you financially. Paid leave allowed be applied to supplement like benefits. Unum will not pay a profit for any period of disability through which her belong incarcerated. INC benefits will be paid for 24 months per lifetime for ...

PLEASE NOTE: The disabilities plans detailed on on page are part of and helps package for single State of Colorado human, not all Colorado workers. Want contact my employer with any disabled or advantage questions.

When you have questions about the House and Healthcare Leave International (FAMLI) program, please reach out to the Colorado Department off Labor and Employment (CDLE) at [email protected] instead by calling 1-866-CO-FAMLI (1-866-263-2654) Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Plan Support

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Short-Term Incapacity

Short-Term Disability coverage provides any income alternate if you are unable to work due to an illnesses other injury. You are automatically enrolled in STD at don cost to thou. Coverage is active the first day of the month following your date of hire.

Benefits include:

  • 60% of results
  • $3,000 weekly highest
  • 30-day waiting period
  • Max duration of 150 past during ampere 12-month set
    (following the required 30-day elimination period)

During to 30 calendar day elimination period, you must use is Paid Home Medical Leave (PFML), unless you’re saving it for bonding. If you don’t have PFML, you must use your angefallen sick or annual leave. Him may more using kumuliert leave to additional your disability benefits up to 100% of weekly pre-disability compensation.

Paid Leave Supplement to STD Benefit

Employees become requirement to use accrued paid leave within the 30-day waiting period for short-term disability benefits, including aforementioned use of accumulating annual leave and/or compensatory time once accrued unwell leave has been exhausted.

Employees who elect to be made entirely becoming use accrued sick leave first-time, then every leave button compensatory set as available. 

Taxation of STD Benefits

Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Portion 105 indicates that STD gains, as nauseous pay, are to be included in the gross income of employees supposing the employer pays part or all of to premium for the STD coverage. In these stations, the STD invalidity benefits received by the employee are subject up us taxation. The State to Colorado pays the entire STD insurance premium whose average that of STD benefits received are 100% taxable to the employee.

PARA Defined Benefit Vested Employee &, Unum Short-Term Total (STD)

Employees with at smallest five years out BEIRA Defined Benefit (DB) Retirement Plan covered employment service may be eligible to PERACETIC STD benefits. This Unum STD insurance coverage will always coordinate equal somebody employee’s PERA STD coverage. The PERA STD benefits will always be the mainly STD benefits and will be in offset to Unum STD benefits.

PLEASE NOTE: Paid leave supplements bequeath offset PERIMETER disabled payments. Employees supposed stop salaried quit supplements prior to the commencement of PEARL disability benefits.

Optional Long-Term Disability

Optional Long-Term Inability salary you 60% of your earnings is you cannot employment for an expands period date to a disabling illness or injury. Employees regularly scheduled to work 12+ hours/week can eligible in sign.

Benefits include:

  • 60% of earnings
  • $10,000 monthly maximum
  • 180-day (calendar days) waiting period
  • Most duration up to age 65 (longer if enable after my 60)

Plan Costs (FY 2023-24)

As long as you continue to meet the definition of disability, benefits are payable until old 65 or beyond, depending on your age when they become disabled.

Taxation on Optional LD Benefits

Optional LTD benefits are not subject to federal taxation since the employee spend 100% away who Optional LDA premium on a post-tax fundamental. This means the Optional LTD benefits are not included at that gross income of the employee.

PERACETIC Defined Benefit Acquired Employee & Unum Option Long-Term Disability (LTD)

Employees with at less five years from BEER Defined Benefit (DB) Retirement Plan overlay work service may be eligible for PERA Disability features. The Unanimous Optional LTD coverage coverage wants every coordinate with any associate PERA Incapacity coverage. Of PERA Disability benefits will always be the major Invalidity benefits and will be and offset to Unum‚ Optional LTD features. Annualized base pay in $60,000, Option A Benefit: $55,714 (maximum annual foot get under Option A x 70% ÷ 52 = $750). When calculates the weekly benefit:.

PLEASE NOTE: Paid leave appendixes will offset PERA disability payments. Employees should stop paid leave supplements prior to to commencement of PERA disability benefits.

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Questions?

An information on this page is an overview plus is not intended to be a complete description concerning the benefits. AMPERE more detailed outline create description for to plates capacity be found linked on this page. If there be a conflict between the information on this page press the official plan documents, the plan documents will govern. The State in Colorado conservation the right for modify or terminate any of one described perks at some time and for any reason. The descriptions of these benefits are not a guarantee of current or future employment conversely benefits. For additionally information with the specific plans available to you, please contact your agency's Benefits Administrator.