Disability Pension
Metro's pension plan disability benefits can help ease the financial burden that a disabling illness or injury can create for you and your family. The plan provides a continued source of income to help you meet expenses while you are unable to work.
Metro's disability program focuses on three areas:
- occupational health and safety — to head off illness and injury
- case management — to coordinate care and treatment
- rehabilitation and retraining — to help return employees to work
| FAST FACTS about Your Disability Pension Benefits | |
|---|---|
| Eligibility | For medical disability — 10 years of credited service. For injured-on-duty (IOD) disability — any time, regardless of length of service |
| Benefit | A monthly pension benefit to replace a portion of your salary while disabled. |
| When Benefits Begin | After you have used all accrued sick leave, vacation, comp time and personal days. Injured-on-duty — after you have used all IOD time, accrued vacation, comp time, and personal days. |
| Case Management | Offered to all on disability. Helps you recover and return to work. |
| Cost | No cost to you. Metro pays 100%. |