Eligibility
The Disability Pension is available from this Plan only for those Employee’s who applied for such pension before February 1, 2009, and only for Annuity Starting Dates before February 1, 2009. If you would like to review the rules that applied to such pensions in greater detail, please call or write to the Trust Fund Office.
The Disability Pension was available before February 1, 2009, upon application and retirement, to an Employee or former Employee if he or she met all of the following requirements:
- He or she was totally disabled as defined by the Plan.
- He or she had not yet attained age 65.
- He or she had at least 10 years of Pension Credit without a Permanent Break in Covered Employment, or, if he or she had at least one Hour for Benefit Accrual on or after January 1, 1990, at least 5 years of Pension Credit.
- He or she had earned at least one year of Future Service Credit.
- His or her or her total disability commenced after his or her or her Contribution Date.
Recovery of a Disability Pensioner
In the event a Pensioner on Disability Pension loses his or her entitlement to Social Security Disability Benefits prior to age 65, he or she must report this fact in writing to the Trust Fund Office within 21 days of the date he or she receives notice of discontinuance of Social Security Disability Benefits. Failure to provide this notice to the Trust Fund Office will delay resumption of pension benefits for at least 6 months upon subsequent retirement.
If the Disability Pensioner returns to work in Covered Employment after his or her recovery, any additional Pension Credit and Years of Vesting Service earned will be added to the credits earned before he or she became disabled.