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If an employee returns to work for one day or less during the seven-calendar-day waiting period but cannot continue to work, the periods worked shall not be considered to have interrupted the seven-calendar-day waiting period. Additionally, the seven-calendar-day waiting period shall not be considered to be interrupted if the employee works 20 hours or less during the waiting period. Short-term disability benefits payable as the result of a catastrophic disability or major chronic condition shall not require a waiting period.B\n\nExcept as provided in subsections C and E of this section and § 51.1-1131, short-term disability coverage shall provide income replacement for a percentage of a participating employee’s creditable compensation during the period specified below that an employee is disabled, on maternity leave, or takes periodic absences due to a major chronic condition, as determined by the Board or its designee, based on the number of months of state service as an eligible employee, as follows:\n\t\t\ta\n\t\t\tWork days of 100%\n\t\t\tWork days of 80%\n\t\t\tWork days of 60%\n\t\t\tb\n\t\t\tMonths of\n\t\t\treplacement of\n\t\t\treplacement of\n\t\t\treplacement of\n\t\t\tc\n\t\t\tstate service\n\t\t\tcreditable compensation\n\t\t\tcreditable compensation\n\t\t\tcreditable compensation\n\t\t\td\n\t\t\tLess than 60\n\t\t\t5\n\t\t\t20\n\t\t\t100\n\t\t\te\n\t\t\t60 to 119\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t75\n\t\t\tf\n\t\t\t120 to 179\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t50\n\t\t\t50\n\t\t\tg\n\t\t\t180 or more\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t75\n\t\t\t25C\n\nFor all eligible employees commencing employment or reemployment on or after July 1, 2009, except as provided in subsections B and E of this section and § 51.1-1131, short-term disability coverage shall provide income replacement for (i) 60 percent of a participating employee’s creditable compensation for the first 60 months of continuous state service after employment or reemployment and (ii) thereafter, a percentage of a participating employee’s creditable compensation during the periods that he is disabled, on maternity leave, or takes periodic absences due to a major chronic condition, based on the number of months of continuous state service, as determined by the Board or its designee, as follows:\n\t\t\ta\n\t\t\tWork days of 100%\n\t\t\tWork days of 80%\n\t\t\tWork days of 60%\n\t\t\tb\n\t\t\tMonths of\n\t\t\treplacement of\n\t\t\treplacement of\n\t\t\treplacement of\n\t\t\tc\n\t\t\tstate service\n\t\t\tcreditable compensation\n\t\t\tcreditable compensation\n\t\t\tcreditable compensation\n\t\t\td\n\t\t\t60 to 119\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t75\n\t\t\te\n\t\t\t120 to 179\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t50\n\t\t\t50\n\t\t\tf\n\t\t\t180 or more\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t75\n\t\t\t25D\n\nCreditable compensation during periods an employee receives short-term disability benefits shall include general salary increases awarded during the period of short-term disability coverage.E\n\nAn employee’s disability credits may be used, on a day for day basis, to extend the period an employee receives short-term disability benefits paid at 100 percent of replacement of creditable compensation.F\n\nShort-term disability benefits shall be payable only during periods of (i) total disability, (ii) partial disability, (iii) maternity leave, or (iv) periodic absences due to a major chronic condition as defined by the Board or its designee.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":227835,"text":"Except as provided in subsection D of § 51.1-1103, short-term disability benefits for participating employees shall commence upon the expiration of a seven-calendar-day waiting period. 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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 774<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1999, chapter 144<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 889<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 1019<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 750<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 417<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63245,"section_number":"51.1-1116","catch_line":"Cessation of disability benefits","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1116\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77616,"section_number":"51.1-1103","catch_line":"Participation in the program","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1103\/"},{"id":67624,"section_number":"51.1-1131","catch_line":"Supplemental benefits for catastrophic disability","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1131\/"}],"permalink":{"id":235515,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62468,"identifier":"51.1-1110","token":"51.1\/11\/3\/51.1-1110","url":"\/51.1-1110\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-1110\/","token":"51.1\/11\/3\/51.1-1110","dublin_core":{"Title":"Short-term disability benefit","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-1110","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection D of § 51.1-1103<\/a>, short-term disability benefits<\/span> for participating employees<\/span> shall commence upon the expiration of a seven-calendar-day waiting period. The waiting period shall commence the first day of a disability or of maternity leave. If an employee returns to work for one day or less during the seven-calendar-day waiting period but cannot continue to work, the periods worked shall not be considered to have interrupted the seven-calendar-day waiting period. Additionally, the seven-calendar-day waiting period shall not be considered to be interrupted if the employee works 20 hours or less during the waiting period. Short-term disability benefits<\/span> payable as the result of a catastrophic disability or major chronic condition shall not require a waiting period. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Except as provided in subsections C and E of this section and § 51.1-1131<\/a>, short-term disability coverage shall provide income replacement for a percentage of a participating employee<\/span>’s creditable compensation during the period specified below that an employee is disabled, on maternity leave, or takes periodic absences due to a major chronic condition, as determined by the Board or its designee, based on the number of months of state service<\/span> as an eligible employee<\/span>, as follows:\n\t\t\ta\n\t\t\tWork days of 100%\n\t\t\tWork days of 80%\n\t\t\tWork days of 60%\n\t\t\tb\n\t\t\tMonths of\n\t\t\treplacement of\n\t\t\treplacement of\n\t\t\treplacement of\n\t\t\tc\n\t\t\tstate service<\/span>\n\t\t\tcreditable compensation\n\t\t\tcreditable compensation\n\t\t\tcreditable compensation\n\t\t\td\n\t\t\tLess than 60\n\t\t\t5\n\t\t\t20\n\t\t\t100\n\t\t\te\n\t\t\t60 to 119\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t75\n\t\t\tf\n\t\t\t120 to 179\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t50\n\t\t\t50\n\t\t\tg\n\t\t\t180 or more\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t75\n\t\t\t25 <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> For all eligible employees<\/span> commencing employment or reemployment on or after July 1, 2009, except as provided in subsections B and E of this section and § 51.1-1131<\/a>, short-term disability coverage shall provide income replacement for (i) 60 percent of a participating employee<\/span>’s creditable compensation for the first 60 months of continuous state service<\/span> after employment or reemployment and (ii) thereafter, a percentage of a participating employee<\/span>’s creditable compensation during the periods that he is disabled, on maternity leave, or takes periodic absences due to a major chronic condition, based on the number of months of continuous state service<\/span>, as determined by the Board or its designee, as follows:\n\t\t\ta\n\t\t\tWork days of 100%\n\t\t\tWork days of 80%\n\t\t\tWork days of 60%\n\t\t\tb\n\t\t\tMonths of\n\t\t\treplacement of\n\t\t\treplacement of\n\t\t\treplacement of\n\t\t\tc\n\t\t\tstate service<\/span>\n\t\t\tcreditable compensation\n\t\t\tcreditable compensation\n\t\t\tcreditable compensation\n\t\t\td\n\t\t\t60 to 119\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t75\n\t\t\te\n\t\t\t120 to 179\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t50\n\t\t\t50\n\t\t\tf\n\t\t\t180 or more\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t75\n\t\t\t25 <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Creditable compensation during periods an employee receives short-term disability benefits<\/span> shall include general salary increases awarded during the period of short-term disability coverage. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> An employee’s disability credits may be used, on a day for day basis, to extend the period an employee receives short-term disability benefits<\/span> paid at 100 percent of replacement of creditable compensation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Short-term disability benefits<\/span> shall be payable only during periods of (i) total disability, (ii) partial disability, (iii) maternity leave, or (iv) periodic absences due to a major chronic condition as defined by the Board or its designee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSHORT-TERM DISABILITY BENEFIT (\u00a7 51.1-1110)\n\nA. Except as provided in subsection D of § 51.1-1103, short-term disability\nbenefits for participating employees shall commence upon the expiration of a\nseven-calendar-day waiting period. The waiting period shall commence the first\nday of a disability or of maternity leave. If an employee returns to work for\none day or less during the seven-calendar-day waiting period but cannot continue\nto work, the periods worked shall not be considered to have interrupted the\nseven-calendar-day waiting period. Additionally, the seven-calendar-day waiting\nperiod shall not be considered to be interrupted if the employee works 20 hours\nor less during the waiting period. Short-term disability benefits payable as the\nresult of a catastrophic disability or major chronic condition shall not require\na waiting period.\n\nB. Except as provided in subsections C and E of this section and §\n51.1-1131, short-term disability coverage shall provide income replacement for a\npercentage of a participating employee’s creditable compensation during\nthe period specified below that an employee is disabled, on maternity leave, or\ntakes periodic absences due to a major chronic condition, as determined by the\nBoard or its designee, based on the number of months of state service as an\neligible employee, as follows:\n\t\t\ta\n\t\t\tWork days of 100%\n\t\t\tWork days of 80%\n\t\t\tWork days of 60%\n\t\t\tb\n\t\t\tMonths of\n\t\t\treplacement of\n\t\t\treplacement of\n\t\t\treplacement of\n\t\t\tc\n\t\t\tstate service\n\t\t\tcreditable compensation\n\t\t\tcreditable compensation\n\t\t\tcreditable compensation\n\t\t\td\n\t\t\tLess than 60\n\t\t\t5\n\t\t\t20\n\t\t\t100\n\t\t\te\n\t\t\t60 to 119\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t75\n\t\t\tf\n\t\t\t120 to 179\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t50\n\t\t\t50\n\t\t\tg\n\t\t\t180 or more\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t75\n\t\t\t25\n\nC. For all eligible employees commencing employment or reemployment on or after\nJuly 1, 2009, except as provided in subsections B and E of this section and\n§ 51.1-1131, short-term disability coverage shall provide income\nreplacement for (i) 60 percent of a participating employee’s creditable\ncompensation for the first 60 months of continuous state service after\nemployment or reemployment and (ii) thereafter, a percentage of a participating\nemployee’s creditable compensation during the periods that he is disabled,\non maternity leave, or takes periodic absences due to a major chronic condition,\nbased on the number of months of continuous state service, as determined by the\nBoard or its designee, as follows:\n\t\t\ta\n\t\t\tWork days of 100%\n\t\t\tWork days of 80%\n\t\t\tWork days of 60%\n\t\t\tb\n\t\t\tMonths of\n\t\t\treplacement of\n\t\t\treplacement of\n\t\t\treplacement of\n\t\t\tc\n\t\t\tstate service\n\t\t\tcreditable compensation\n\t\t\tcreditable compensation\n\t\t\tcreditable compensation\n\t\t\td\n\t\t\t60 to 119\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t75\n\t\t\te\n\t\t\t120 to 179\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t50\n\t\t\t50\n\t\t\tf\n\t\t\t180 or more\n\t\t\t25\n\t\t\t75\n\t\t\t25\n\nD. Creditable compensation during periods an employee receives short-term\ndisability benefits shall include general salary increases awarded during the\nperiod of short-term disability coverage.\n\nE. An employee’s disability credits may be used, on a day for day basis,\nto extend the period an employee receives short-term disability benefits paid at\n100 percent of replacement of creditable compensation.\n\nF. Short-term disability benefits shall be payable only during periods of (i)\ntotal disability, (ii) partial disability, (iii) maternity leave, or (iv)\nperiodic absences due to a major chronic condition as defined by the Board or\nits designee.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 774; 1999, c. 144; 2000, c. 889; 2004, c. 1019; 2010, c. 750;\n2012, c. 417.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}