Reasonable Accomodation Expense Benefit
When you are Disabled and are able to return to your job with the Employer if a Reasonable Accommodation is made on your behalf, we will reimburse the Employer for expenses incurred up to but not exceeding the Reasonable Accommodation Expense Benefit Amount shown on the Schedule of Insurance.
The Employer is eligible for this benefit if:
- you will maintain or reinstate your Active Work and Actively at Work status if Reasonable Accommodations are made on your behalf;
- you become Disabled while employed by the Employer and a Reasonable Accommodation will result in your being able to work for the Employer, any other employer, or in-self employment; and
- the Reasonable Accommodation is approved in writing by us prior to its implementation.
The Employer will not be considered eligible for this benefit if any of the following apply:
- the Employer does not incur any cost in implementing or providing a Reasonable Accommodation;
- the Reasonable Accommodation is not approved in writing by us prior to expenses being incurred and/or implementation of the Reasonable Accommodation; or
- the modifications recommended do not meet the federal standards of a Reasonable Accommodation as detailed in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, as amended.
If a Reasonable Accommodation is paid for, approved in writing by us, and is implemented by another employer on your behalf or it is necessary to establish you in self-employment, we will reimburse either of those parties for expenses incurred in providing a Reasonable Accommodation for you. However, we reserve the right to determine the appropriateness of a Reasonable Accommodation that may or may not result in your being able to return to employment with the Employer, any other employer, or become self-employed. Payment of a Reasonable Accommodation benefit will not result in a reduction of the LTD Monthly Benefit Amount for which you are eligible.
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