Originally Posted by
Utah
Do you have to pay for your LTD?
SkyWest pays for the LTD and those benefits are taxed, and it cover months 7-24.. I believe you get 55% of your pay. STD pays 60% of pay and is tax free.
I went in for a medical a few years back feeling great and then didn't get to work again for nearly 4 months. Fortunately I had the 7 day STD plan an it paid out more than I'll ever pay in premiums until age 65. Getting the medical denied was a complete surprise.
Yeah, some airlines don't cover the LTD premiums, unfortunately. I declined it with the logic that our 7-day through 6-month STD would cover the vast majority of medical-certificate-losses, and that beyond month-6 I'd move on to something else.
My medical issue sounds similar to yours -- went it expecting to walk out with medical in hand. Instead, it was a phone call to the boss saying "take me off the schedule..." Not ideal, ha.