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Short Term Disability for Employees in the Optional Retirement Plan Most faculty at U.Va. participate in an Optional Retirement Plan (ORP), also known as the Faculty Retirement Plan (FRP), with one of three vendors: TIAA-CREF, Fidelity, or Vanguard. For Faculty in the ORP, and for University Staff who can elect the ORP, a new short-term disability (STD) program is being implemented, effective Dec. 21, 2009. Short-term disability is generally described as a type of "sick" leave for absences of more than five days, including maternity leave. The new, managed plan will replace the current practice of six months of "sick" leave/short-term disability for faculty. This provides more consistent application of the benefit across Grounds. The ORP STD benefit plan applies to all employees enrolled in the ORP, including both teaching and research (T&R) and administrative and professional (A&P) faculty and University Staff. For University Staff in the ORP For University Staff in the ORP STD plan, salary will be continued on a graded schedule that phases benefits over time. The table below shows the leave accrual for University Staff, along with the number of days of accrued leave that will be needed to fully supplement income for the duration of the STD benefit period. Eligibility 100% of salary 80% of salary UStaff Leave Accrual Rate Leave Days Needed to Fully Supplement Immediate 25 days (200 hrs.) 100 days (800 hrs.) 22 to 24 days/yr. 20+5 The University Staff ORP STD benefit features a greater salary continuation schedule than the current schedule provided to employees (mostly staff) in the Virginia Sick and Disability Plan, associated with the Virginia Retirement System. Like the VSDP, the new plan has a 5 business day waiting period before the benefit coverage begins. For University Staff, incidental use of leave for short-term absences of less than five days, such as two sick days for the flu or one day off to care for a sick child, will be charged to the new leave program balance. For more information on the new University Staff Leave Plan, see here. For Faculty in the ORP Current and future faculty employees (including those A&P faculty who convert to University Staff) will retain the 100% salary continuation for the approved leave period with no waiting period. Months of Service 100% 80% Eligible immediately 130 days 0 days If you are... And your retirement plan is... And your sick plan is... Under the new leave and disability program... Current UStaff VRS VSDP You will participate in the new leave plan and VRS, you'll keep VSDP for disability coverage including the graduated VSDP benefit schedule. Current UStaff ORP ORP Sick You will participate in the new leave plan and STD plan and be subject to a graduated STD benefit schedule. Current Faculty ORP ORP Sick You will not participate in the new leave plan but will participate in the STD plan at 100% salary continuation. New UStaff ORP New STD Plan You will participate in the new leave plan and STD plan and be subject to a graduated STD benefit schedule. New Faculty ORP ORP Sick You will not participate in the new leave plan but will participate in the STD plan subject to a 100% salary continuation.

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