- Jurisdiction
- Maryland
Hi.
Thank you for taking the time to review my information.
My name is Amanda and I work for a school board here in Maryland.
Due to medical reasons (anxiety, depression, PTSD) I am on FMLA. Right now, I am not getting paid -- I had run out of leave. I am going to apply for long term disability (short term disability is offered by a 3rd party company, not the county).
According to our Handbook, Long Term Disability is "...eligible for an employee after six (6) consecutive months of service. After being disabled for 180 days, the employee is eligible to receive a monthly benefit equal to sixty percent (60%) of the employees base salary..."
Now, the question I have is:
I got diagnosed with 2 of these things about a year ago, and one of them in January of this year. Over 180 days. Do I qualify for this benefit, or do would I have to had told them I was "disabled" 180 days ago?
Thank you for clarifying this for me.
Stay cool,
Amanda
Thank you for taking the time to review my information.
My name is Amanda and I work for a school board here in Maryland.
Due to medical reasons (anxiety, depression, PTSD) I am on FMLA. Right now, I am not getting paid -- I had run out of leave. I am going to apply for long term disability (short term disability is offered by a 3rd party company, not the county).
According to our Handbook, Long Term Disability is "...eligible for an employee after six (6) consecutive months of service. After being disabled for 180 days, the employee is eligible to receive a monthly benefit equal to sixty percent (60%) of the employees base salary..."
Now, the question I have is:
I got diagnosed with 2 of these things about a year ago, and one of them in January of this year. Over 180 days. Do I qualify for this benefit, or do would I have to had told them I was "disabled" 180 days ago?
Thank you for clarifying this for me.
Stay cool,
Amanda