Bristol Health offers Disability insurance through Prudential.

Long-term disability insurance provides you with income protection should you be unable to work due to a non-job related illness or injury. Bristol Health provides eligible employees non-contracted long-term disability insurance at no cost.

CT Paid Leave – State of Connecticut Leave Authority

The Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) offers Connecticut workers the opportunity to take time to attend to personal and family health needs without worrying about lost income. Bristol Health and its employees participate in this program.

The CT Paid Leave Authority only offers payment for qualifying events but does NOT offer job protection to employees taking leave. Only employers can determine, in communication with the employee, whether the leave taken is subject to job protection. Federal and state Family and Medical Leave Acts describe the rules for job-protected leave and are NOT paid leave laws.

* Bristol Health’s STD benefit through Prudential will be offset by CT and other state leave program benefit payments.

Short-Term Disability Insurance (LTD) – Prudential

If you are out of work due to an illness, and if approved by Prudential for STD, your disability benefits will begin after a 7 day waiting period. You must provide Prudential with Health Care provider medical certification before you can return to work. Eligibility is based upon the completion of one year of full time employment.

Long-Term Disability Insurance (LTD) – Prudential

Bristol Health offers eligible employees with LTD coverage in the event your disability continues beyond the CT Paid Leave period and you are approved by Prudential for LTD benefits. Eligibility is based upon the completion of one year of full time employment.

Am I Eligible?

Full-time (non-contracted) employees are eligible for Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability after 1 year of full-time employment.