City of Washington, PA Article V Wage Continuation

[Adopted 2-28-1985; amended 4-24-1986 by Ord. No. 1356 (Ch. 1, Part 7F, of the 1986 Code of Ordinances)]

§ 44-20 Additional coverage for non-job-related disability.

The City Council of the City of Washington, Pennsylvania will maintain the following benefits:

A. Coverage. All full-time employees;

B. Benefit commencement date.

(1) Accident disability: first day of total disability.

(2) Sickness disability: first day of total disability.

(3) In no event before the expiration of the employee's accumulated City sick leave or deficit sick leave granted to the employee by the employer or vacation days elected by the employee.

C. Maximum benefit. For any one period of total disability, whether from one or more causes: 26 weeks of benefits.

D. Weekly benefit rate. Seventy percent of the employee's weekly earnings, the product taken to the nearest multiple of $1.

[Amended 5-8-2008 by Ord. No. 1800]

E. Continuance in coverage during absence from full-time work:

	Type of Absence	Time Limit
	Leave of absence, temporary layoff or part-time employment, for reasons other than disability	End of the policy month following the policy month in which the employee ceased to be actively engaged in work on a full-time basis
	Disability	None