§ 51.1-1154. Applicability of article

The provisions of this article shall apply only with respect to the disability programs providing disability benefits for disabilities not resulting from work-related injuries. 2012, cc. 701, 823.

§ 51.1-1155. Short-term disability benefit

A. Except as provided in subsection B of § 51.1-1153, short-term disability benefits for participating employees shall commence upon the expiration of a seven-calendar-day waiting period. The waiting period shall commence the first day of a disability or of maternity leave. If an employee returns to work for one day or less during the seven-calendar-day […]

§ 51.1-1156. Successive periods of short-term disability

A. A participating employee’s disability, which is related or due to the same cause or causes as a prior disability for which short-term disability benefits were paid, shall be deemed to be a continuation of the prior disability if the employee returns to his position on an active employment basis for less than 45 consecutive […]

§ 51.1-1157. Long-term disability benefit

A. Long-term disability benefits for participating employees shall commence upon the expiration of the maximum period for which the participating employee is eligible to receive short-term disability benefits under § 51.1-1155. B. Except as provided in § 51.1-1171, long-term disability benefits shall provide income replacement in an amount equal to 60 percent of a participating […]

§ 51.1-1158. Successive periods of long-term disability

A. A participating employee’s disability, which is related or due to the same cause or causes as a prior disability for which long-term disability benefits were paid, shall be deemed to be a continuation of the prior disability if the employee returns to a position on an active employment basis for less than 125 consecutive […]

§ 51.1-1159. Adjustments to disability benefits

A. Disability benefit payments shall be offset by an amount equal to any sums payable to a participating employee from the following sources: 1. During the first 12 months the employee receives disability benefits, an amount equal to the employee’s wages and salary from any employment multiplied by the creditable compensation replacement percentage; 2. After […]

§ 51.1-1160. Rehabilitation incentive

Disability benefits payable to a participating employee who fails to cooperate with a rehabilitation program prescribed for the employee shall be decreased by 50 percent of the amounts otherwise payable to such employee. 2012, cc. 701, 823.

§ 51.1-1161. Cessation of disability benefits; service retirement

A. Disability benefits shall cease to be paid to a participating employee upon the first to occur of the following: 1. The end of the period of disability coverage as provided in subsection D of § 51.1-1155 or subsection D of § 51.1-1157; 2. The date of death of the participating employee; 3. The date […]