Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI)
The Nonindustrial Disability (NDI) Program is a wage continuation program administered by the Employment Development Department (EDD) for eligible employees that have suffered loss of wages due to a disability or injury that is non-work related. This benefit is paid for by the CSU. Employees are not required to pay contributions or enrollment fees to be covered by this benefit.
Eligible employees may receive benefit payments up to 26 weeks (182 calendar days) for any one disability period, in an amount equal to one-half full pay, not to exceed the specified weekly amount based on the employee category. NDI benefits may not exceed six (6) months for any one incident.
NDI applications are processed through EDD. Eligibility determinations are mailed to the employee and the campus within 7-10 days after the receipt of the application by the EDD office.
A CSU employee who suffers a disability or injury which is not work-related may receive NDI benefits if all the following four conditions are met. The employee:
- The employee must be an active CalPERS/STRS member in compensated employment, and
- Be a permanent or probationary full-time CSU employee, regardless of period of service, in compensated employment, or is an employee of the CSU appointed half-time or more for one year of service or one academic year or more, and
- The employee has a disability which will be verified and accepted by the Employment Development Department (EDD), and
- Employee submits to a medical examination, if requested, by EDD.
Sick Leave
An employee must use all accrued sick leave credits before any NDI benefits may be paid. On the final day of sick leave, if the number of hours charged is four or less, the employee is eligible for NDI benefits for that date. If the number of hours charged is five or more hours, NDI benefits commence on the following date.
Vacation & Compensatory Time Off (CTO)
Use of accrued vacation and/or CTO credits during a disability is optional with the employee. However, if the employee elects to use accrued vacation/CTO credits, all the accrued vacation/CTO credits must be used before NDI benefits will be paid. If an employee elects not to use accrued vacation/CTO credits, then the accrued time may not be used until the employee returns to active employment (i.e., back on the job physically performing his/her regular or customary duties at the time base the employee held prior to the disabling injury or illness) for a minimum of one full workday.
An eligible employee who is a member of one of the following employee categories may receive a weekly benefit payment, up to 26 weeks for any single disability benefit period:
|
Employee Category |
Weekly NDI Benefit |
|---|---|
|
Unit 1 Units 2, 5, 7, & 9 Unit 4 Unit 6 C99 M80 M98 |
$250 |
|
Unit 3 Unit 8 Unit 11 |
$125 |
- The employee’s CalPERS contributions shall not be deducted from the NDI benefit payment since the employee does not earn service credit while on NDI leave, however, OASDI (Social Security) will be deducted from NDI benefit payments.
- Voluntary deductions shall continue to be made unless canceled by the employee.
- The employee’s regular contribution to his or her health insurance premiums shall be deducted from his/her NDI benefit payment unless canceled by the employee.
- The CSU shall continue to pay the employer’s contribution for all appropriate insurance premiums if the employee continues health insurance coverage.
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