Reemployment – Return from Disability
Effective: Moved to Policy Library from UPM 3.5(1)
Updated/Revised: July 1, 2019
Contact: University Human Resources (UHR) Recruitment & Selection
Introduction
An employee who has been separated from employment due to approval for Long Term Disability Insurance program payments maintains rights of reemployment.
Policy Statement
When a former employee, separated due to approval for the Long Term Disability Insurance program has recovered and provides a medical release to return to work, the following conditions apply:
- Tenure-eligible faculty - full right to return to the department
- Continuous Professional and Scientific (P&S) employees - full right to return to employment with the institution, not necessarily in the same position, subject to availability of a vacant position, at the same or lower pay grade level, for which the employee is qualified
- Merit system employees - reemployment as prescribed in the Board of Regents' Merit System Rules.