Long Term Disability
Take steps to protect yourself and your loved ones from an unexpected loss of income due to a covered illness or injury. With PEBB Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurance, you can replace a portion of your income to help you meet your financial commitments in a time of need.
Basic Plan
WSU automatically provides a basic policy for all benefit-eligible employees. After a 90 calendar day waiting period, this basic policy would pay a minimum $100 monthly benefit, up to a maximum $240 a month. This portion of the benefit is taxable.
Optional Plan
The optional policy ensures that 50%-60% of eligible wages are covered, in an effort to provide a proximate replacement of an employee’s net pay. This portion of the benefit is non-taxable. This policy insures the first $16,667 of monthly earnings; employees who make more than this amount will only have the first $16,667 of earnings protected.
Premium rates are determined by your selected benefit level (50% or 60%), which retirement plan you participate in, and your eligible monthly salary.
Requests to enroll outside of the initial enrollment window must be submitted to The Standard Insurance Company for approval. Prior medical issues may result in a denial of coverage.
Note: Optional LTD insurance is not available to seasonal employees who work a season that is less than nine months.
Benefits begin after the longest of the following:
a) 90 days;
b) The entire period of sick leave (excluding shared leave) for which the employee is eligible;
c) The entire period of other non-vacation salaried continuation leave for which the employee is eligible; or
d) The end of Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave Law for which the employee is receiving benefits.