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State employees in VRS Plan 1, VRS Plan 2, the Hybrid Retirement Plan, the State Police Officers' Retirement System (SPORS) or the Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System (VaLORS) are enrolled automatically in the Virginia Sickness and Disability Program (VSDP) upon employment.
VSDP provides income protection for employees who can’t work because of a non-work-related or work-related illness, injury or other condition, such as surgery, pregnancy, complications from pregnancy or a major chronic or catastrophic condition. VSDP assists with recovery and helps the employee make a safe return to full duties, if able. Benefits include:
- Sick leave.
- Family and personal leave.
- Income replacement if the employee can't work.
- Return-to-work, medical rehabilitation and vocational rehabilitation programs.
- Long-term care coverage.
Employees are eligible for sick leave, family and personal leave, work-related disability coverage and coverage under the VSDP Long-Term Care Plan from the first day of employment. Eligibility periods for non-work-related disability coverage and certain income replacement levels vary. There is a one-year waiting period from hire date for non-work-related disability coverage. The employee may want to purchase an individual policy for non-work-related disability coverage during the first year of employment.
Note The employee is responsible for calling Alight at 877-928-7021 as soon as possible to submit a claim. A family member or friend can call on their behalf. Employees are not eligible to receive benefits more than 14 days before the date they contact Alight. As a participant in VSDP, the employee also is covered under the VSDP Long-Term Care Plan.