Marchese Ford Employee Handbook
Employees are eligible for short-term disability insurance after four
consecutive weeks of full-time employment or 25 days of regular part-time
employment in accordance with state law. This insurance is designed to
provide income for you when you are absent from work for more than seven
calendar days due to non-occupational illness, injury or pregnancy-related
disability.
The benefits are calculated as a percentage of salary, up to a maximum each
week as specified by law, for a duration of 26 weeks.
The cost of this insurance is shared between the company and the employee.
Please provide us with written notice including a doctor's certificate
stating the nature of the disability and the expected date of return to
work. Disability insurance information may be obtained from the office
manager or the payroll supervisor.
If you qualify for a leave under the Family and Medical Leave policy, we
will maintain health benefits under the same terms and conditions applicable
to those employees not on leave. Otherwise, we will continue to provide
medical insurance coverage for employees on authorized disability leave for
the month during which the leave begins. When the above period expires, you
may continue your medical insurance coverage by making arrangements with the
payroll supervisor to pay the appropriate monthly premium in advance each
month.
You must inform us when you are able to return to work. Upon return, you
must bring a doctor's certificate stating that you are medically able to
return to your normal duties. We reserve the right to require a physical
examination by a physician of our own choosing prior to your resumption of
duties.
We will make reasonable efforts to return you to the same or similar job as
held prior to the leave of absence, subject to our staffing and business
requirements. Your continued absence from work beyond your disability, as
determined by your physician, will be deemed a voluntary termination of your
employment.
