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Short-Term Disability Leave Duration and Pay
When you take a Short-Term Disability Leave, your maximum short-term disability leave duration (i.e., the maximum amount of leave time available for each short-term disability leave you take), is determined by your employment classification. Depending upon your employment classification and length of service, you may be eligible for short-term disability pay, as described below.
If you are a full-time or part-time employee:
  • You are eligible for up to 26 weeks of leave per approved disability.
  • Generally, up to 25 weeks of your short-term disability leave is paid (see "Short-Term Disability Pay Schedule") if you:
    • are a full-time employee who has completed 90 days of employment (i.e., the Introductory Period, as defined under "Defined Terms"); or
    • are a part-time employee who has completed one year of Recognized Service (please see "Defined Terms" for the definition of "Recognized Service").
    • The STD Plan does not provide for unpaid disability leave. Please consult the Short-Term Disability Leave Policy for information on unpaid disability leave.
Note: For 2022,full-time employees who are approved for short-term disability that is directly related to illness or related medical complications resulting from the COVID-19 virus will not be required to complete the 90-day Introductory Period and part-time employees will not be required to complete the one year of Recognized Service eligibility requirement for COVID-19 related illness. The waiver of the 90-day Introductory Period and one year of Recognized Service ends on December 31, 2022.
Please Note: If your short-term disability leave is denied and you are not approved for time off under the Family and Medical Leave Policy or other approved leave of absence as determined by the Plan Administrator, you are not eligible for subsequent short-term disability leave unless you have returned to work. For additional information, please refer to the "Return from Leave" section of the Short-Term Disability Leave Policy, available at me@jpmc > HR Policies > Leaves of Absence.