Eligibility
Duke University Employees
Active full-time employees of Duke University excluding faculty*, Private Diagnostic Clinic faculty, and house staff.
Duke Health System Employees
Active full-time employees of Duke University Health System excluding faculty*, Private Diagnostic Clinic faculty and staff, and house staff.
*Full-time Clinical Associates and Consulting Associates are eligible for this benefit.
Choosing Coverage
Voluntary STD is for those who have not accumulated many sick leave days and/or do not have enough emergency savings to manage up to four months without a paycheck. Read more...
There is no employer-provided Short Term Disability coverage for employees.
Benefit Payable
This plan replaces up to 60% of your weekly base salary to a maximum weekly benefit of $2,885.
Voluntary Short Term Disability (STD) benefits cover disabilities that are not job related. However, benefits will be reduced by the amount of other income benefits you receive while disabled, such as sick/vacation leave, paid time off, Kiel, or Social Security. Regardless of these offsets, the minimum benefit is $15 per week for Voluntary STD.
When Benefits Begin
For Duke University employees, voluntary STD benefits begin after four weeks and may continue for up to 13 weeks of total disability**. Any or all of the employee's sick leave may be used during the four week waiting period.
For Duke University Health System (DUHS) employees with fewer than three years of full-time continuous service, voluntary STD benefits begin after four weeks and may continue for up to 22 weeks of total disability**. For DUHS employees with three or more years of fulltime continuous service, voluntary STD benefits begin after four weeks and may continue for up to nine weeks of total disability**.
**For maternity benefits, please refer questions 9 and 10 on the FAQ.