- 6 - Petitioners also maintain that Mr. Crandall's payroll stubs from Kodak evidence employee contributions to the Plan. Copies of a sampling of Mr. Crandall's payroll stubs issued by Kodak during his period of active employment show that 60 cents was deducted from his weekly earnings for "Disability." However, the employee handbook indicates that the weekly deductions of 60 cents from Mr. Crandall's earnings were for Kodak's short-term Sickness Allowance Plan, not the Kodak LTD Plan. According to the employee handbook, the Kodak Sickness Allowance Plan (KSAP) is a short-term benefits plan covering all employees. For employees with less than 15 years of service, such as Mr. Crandall, the KSAP provides continuation of an employee's full base pay for a period of 26 weeks while the employee is unable to work because of sickness, injury, or disability.1 The employee handbook states that "Kodak pays for the cost of the plan [KSAP], however, during [an employee's] first three years of coverage, [the employee] contribute[s] 60 cents per week through payroll deduction." The corporate documents available to us demonstrate that the 60-cent payroll deductions that Mr. Crandall incurred, until he became disabled in October 1986, were for the short term coverage. Stipulated correspondence demonstrates that such was the administrative construction of the plan. 1 Mr. Crandall's long term disability benefits began approximately 23 weeks after the last date he worked at Kodak. (Oct. 17, 1986 to Mar. 31, 1987 = 165 days or 23.57 weeks).Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next
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