Additional WPS Benefits
Disability and Leave Programs
Workers Compensation The Board provides worker’s compensation coverage under the Kansas Workers Compensation Law for all employees. Workers compensation covers injury and disease arising out of and in the course of one’s employment. Benefits include medical expenses and disability payments when applicable. Job related accidents must be reported immediately to the worker’s supervisor and the Workers Compensation office at 316- 973-4579. The Employee Report of Incident (EROI) and the Supervisor’s Report need to be completed and forwarded to the Employee Benefits and Insurance Management office as soon as possible, but no more than 24 hours after the occurrence. Short Term Disability (STD) The Board provides Short Term Disability benefits to eligible employees for disabilities resulting from non-occupational illness or injury, as outlined in the STD plan summary. STD replaces a portion of pay once an employee temporary leave balance has been exhausted. Disability benefits must be approved by the district’s leave administrator. Under no circumstances will short term disability benefits be paid in excess of 180 calendar days from the date of disability. Contact Employee Benefits at 316-973-4632 for more information about FMLA, maternity leave, or medical leave. KPERS Long Term Disability (LTD) Membership in KPERS also includes Long Term Disability benefits. The KPERS long term disability plan provides financial protection by replacing a portion of the member’s income if he or she is disabled for a prolonged period as the result of an injury or sickness. KPERS also provides an insured death benefit to the member’s beneficiary should the member die while receiving long term disability benefits. The death benefit amount is based on the member’s salary at the time of disability. Catastrophic Benefit Donation Pool This pool was established for USD 259 employees in 1995 to help participants recover pay for work days that have gone into deduct pay due to an FMLA eligible, catastrophic medical event. To become a member of this pool, benefited employees voluntarily make a one time donation of one day of their temporary leave to the pool on PeopleSoft anytime throughout the year. Once their donation has processed, employees are eligible to apply for assistance, as long as they are actively employed in a benefited position. To participate in the Catastrophic Benefit Pool, you may go online to PeopleSoft to make this donation. From the Employee Self Service page, click on the Tile “My Benefits” . Then select the option at the left “WPS Catastrophic Benefit Pool” . Before applying: temporary leave must already be exhausted, deduct days must show on PeopleSoft, and the donation day needs to have been processed. The Catastrophic Benefit Pool is not an option on days an employee is receiving compensation under Disability or Workers’ Compensation. Employee are eligible to apply for up to 20 work days during the period of July through June. Application forms can be found on the Employee Benefit website or through contacting Employee Benefits. All received applications are reviewed on the last Tuesday of each month.
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