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The Short-term Disability Notification process should begin by notifying your Program Team Liaison.  

Please contact your liaison for instructions and information. 

• Domestic US Missionary - contact Kathy Zellinger at kathy.zellinger@reliant.org (407) 502-0995
• Fixed Term (interns/residents/fellows) - contact Carly Erskine at carly.erskine@reliant.org (407) 901-0862
• International - contact Bethany Russell at international@reliant.org (407) 986-5530

Full-time employees are eligible for short-term disability benefits through the salary continuation model due to a serious health condition that prevents them from fulfilling their job responsibilities. Salary continuation will be dependent upon available funds in the Reliant account for which the employee is responsible. Part-time employees who average less than 30 hours per week are not eligible for this benefit.The employee must use at least one half of their accrued PTO if the leave takes place in the first half of the year (from January 1 through June 30) and must use all remaining PTO if the leave takes place in the second half of the year (from July 1 through December 31) before being granted short-term disability coverage. There is a 10 business day waiting period before short-term disability begins. 

Employees who qualify for the short-term disability Short-Term Disability coverage are eligible to receive 66% (2/3) of their regular wages and to have their health insurance benefits continued and paid by Reliant. Additional pay may be received if the employee utilizes PTO to supplement their wages for the period of time they are receiving Short-term disability payTerm Disability pay. There is a 2-week (14 calendar days) waiting period before Short-Term Disability begins. PTO may be used toward the 2-week waiting period. 

The maximum length of shortShort-term disability coverage will be Term Disability coverage is 90 days, at which time the employee may qualify for longLong-term disability Term Disability coverage. After 90 days, the employee will no longer be eligible for salary continuation or health insurance benefits, except as provided for in the longLong-term disability Term Disability coverage and health care continuation coverage. In the event the employee does not qualify for shortShort-term disability Term Disability coverage, the employee may still be eligible for up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave. See Leave of Absence for more information.

Since you cannot work, ME Bonuses and Cell Phone Bonuses are suspended while on Short-Term Disability for months you work less than half of a calendar month/pay period.