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Short Term Disability

Short term disability helps protect your income until you are able to return to work or until you become eligible for long term disability

Benefits Provided

  • 1x Base Plan pays 60% of your salary/week
  • Buy up plan pays 80% of your weekly salary for an additional premium

Maximum Payments

$1,500/week base

$2,500/week buy-up

Plan Choices

Select your division to learn more about your short term disability options.

Retail & Distribution Center Benefits

Your current Sick Benefits are being replaced by Short Term Disability insurance. Here are the details you need to know about this new benefit change.

  • All employees will be automatically enrolled in the Base Plan Short Term Disability Coverage
  • You must opt out of this benefit if you do not want it
  • Base plan pays up to 60% of your salary in the event of a claim.
  • You may elect Buy-Up Short Term Disability coverage for an additional premium, Buy Up coverage pays up to 80% of your salary in the event of a claim.
  • All full-time employees are eligible after 90 days of benefit effective date.

Premiums are based on your income and automatically deducted from your paycheck.

Plan Details

  • 60% Salary Plan (Base)

    You pay: 0.30% of your salary Example: If your annual salary is $40,000 your weekly base premium would be $2.32

  • 80% Salary Plan (Buy-Up)

    You pay: 0.46% of your salary Example: If your annual salary is $40,000 your weekly buy-up premium would be $3.50

Corporate Benefits

Your current Salary Continuation Benefits are being replaced by Short Term Disability insurance. Here are the details you need to know about this new benefit change.

  • All employees will be automatically enrolled in the Base Plan Short Term Disability Coverage
  • Base plan pays up to 60% of your salary in the event of a claim.
  • You may elect Buy-Up Short Term Disability coverage for an additional premium, Buy Up coverage pays up to 80% of your salary in the event of a claim.
  • All full-time employees are eligible after 90 days of benefit effective date.

Plan Details

  • 60% Salary Plan (Base)

    You pay: Nothing. Base coverage is a 100% company-provided benefit for corporate employees.

  • 80% Salary Plan (Buy-Up)

    You pay: 0.15% of your salary Example: If your annual salary is $80,000 your weekly buy-up premium would be $2.37

Canadian Short Term Disability

Family Support Leave Policy

Healthcare Travel and Lodging Coverage

Leave of Absence General

Leave of Absence Maternity

Leave of Absence Parental

Leave of Absence State Policies

Short Term Disability

Documents

2023 Summary Annual Report – Short Term Disability Plan 517

Short Term Disability

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