Originally Posted by
Riddler
Can a UAL guy please help me out? I'm a CAL guy who just got offered a furlough recall and I have a few questions.
One of my options is to take a 3 year furlough leave of absence (FLA), which lets me maintain seniority, but not accrue longevity. More importantly, it appears that our current POS contract doesn't permit us to maintain any long term disability (LTD) coverage while on FLA. I've heard that it's next to impossible to get reinstated into LTD once your coverage expires for any reason.
Does UAL's current contract address this? Are your furlough bypass folks eligible to get re-instated into LTD upon returning to work?
Thanks,
Justin
J.....
I have heard the same thing that you are eluding to as far as letting your LTD lapse, then coming back to work/resurrecting it.
I have heard two different pilots talk about doing that between furloughs following the 9/11 wave. Both of them got it back, but it was far from simple to do. They were scrutinized heavily in the re-application process.....and it was not fun as they expressed.
I guess LTD coverage is that LAST thing you want to let lapse in the insurance arena....if you have, rest assured there are pilots who got it back, but it was an arduous task to say the least as they expressed.
Good luck brother.