小福利导航 Employee Benefits Summary
Workers鈥� Compensation Benefits
What are Workers鈥� Compensation benefits?
If you are injured at work, you may be eligible for NYS Workers鈥� Compensation benefits. If you are absent from work due to injury, the Workers鈥� Compensation plan provides partial salary/wage payments beginning on the eighth calendar lost day. Incurred medical expenses are also paid by this plan.
What salary/wages are paid under Workers鈥� Compensation?
The College will pay your regular salary/wage for the first five lost workdays when a physician does not allow you to work because of your injury. Workers鈥� Compensation benefits, which begin on the eighth consecutive lost day, pay you two-thirds of your salary/wage based on an average of your prior 52 weeks鈥� earnings. This benefit will be mailed directly to you from the insurance company and is non-taxable.
Exempt and non-exempt employees (faculty and staff) are eligible to receive supplemental salary payments from the College based on the difference between their regular base salary/wage and the Workers' Compensation benefits after one year of employment based on the following schedule.
| Length of Service | Number of Weeks byPercent of Salary/Wage | ||
| At Least | But Less Than | 100% | 50%up to $170 per week |
| 4 weeks | 1 year | 1 week | 25 weeks |
| 1 year and over | 26 weeks | ---- | |
Supplemental salary/wage payments are paid through the College鈥檚 payroll for exempt employees and non-exempt employees (faculty and staff) are inclusive for both NYS Disability Leave and Workers鈥� Compensation Leave. If eligible, time lost under this plan is also designated as time lost under the Family Medical Leave Act. Supplemental salary/wage payments are predicated on carrier/insurance approval of a claim.
Who is eligible for this benefit?
Full- and part-time exempt and non-exempt employees (faculty and staff) are eligible for Workers鈥� Compensation benefits. Full- and part-time exempt and non-exempt employees (faculty and staff) are eligible for supplemental salary/wage benefits as outlined above.