Medical Leave

Three types of paid medical leave.

If eligible, the Art Institute automatically provides Paid Medical Leave (PML) and Core Long-Term Paid Medical Leave (LTPML). You can purchase Buy-Up Long-Term Paid Medical Leave (LTPML) for more coverage.

	PML	CORE LTPML	BUY-UP LTPML
Benefit amount	Staff: 70% of monthly base salary Faculty: 100% salary continuation	50% of your monthly base salary (up to $10,000 per month)	66 2/3% of your monthly base salary (up to $13,500 per month)
When payments begin	Staff: After 14 consecutive days of disability Note: You must use 10 PTO days or stored sick time, if available, until the 15th day Faculty: No qualifying period	After PML benefits end
How long benefits last	Staff: Up to 11 weeks per period of disability Faculty: Up to 4 months	From the time PML benefits end until you reach Social Security Retirement Age Note: Maximum benefit period is limited if you become disabled after age 65

PML

CORE LTPML

BUY-UP LTPML

Benefit amount

Staff: 70% of monthly base salary

Faculty: 100% salary continuation

50% of your monthly base salary (up to $10,000 per month)

66 2/3% of your monthly base salary (up to $13,500 per month)

When payments begin

Staff: After 14 consecutive days of disability

Note: You must use 10 PTO days or stored sick time, if available, until the 15th day

Faculty: No qualifying period

After PML benefits end

How long benefits last

Staff: Up to 11 weeks per period of disability

Faculty: Up to 4 months

From the time PML benefits end until you reach Social Security Retirement Age

Note: Maximum benefit period is limited if you become disabled after age 65

Note: the chart above is an overview of coverage available for a qualifying illness, injury, or pregnancy.

Benefit amount

Staff: 70% of monthly base salary

Faculty: 100% salary continuation

When payments begin

Staff: After 14 consecutive days of disability

Note: You must use 10 PTO days or stored sick time, if available, unit the 15th day.

Faculty: No qualifying period

How long benefits last

Staff: Up to 11 weeks per period of disability

Faculty: up to 4 months

Benefit amount

50% of your monthl base salary (up to $10,000 per month)

When payments begin

After PML benefits end

How long benefits last

From the time PML benefits and until you reach Social Security Retirement Age.

Note: Maximum benefit period is limited if you become disabled after age 65

Benefit amount

66 2/3% of your monthl base salary (up to $13,500 per month)

When payments begin

After PML benefits end

How long benefits last

From the time PML benefits and until you reach Social Security Retirement Age.

Note: Maximum benefit period is limited if you become disabled after age 65

Note: the chart above is an overview of coverage available for a qualifying illness, injury, or pregnancy.