Short Term Disability

The University provides Short-Term Disability insurance and supplements New York State disability to provide salary and benefits continuation in the event you are unable to perform the duties of your job because of illness, injury or pregnancy. Short-Term Disability leave begins on the eighth consecutive calendar day of absence, including weekends and holidays.

CIGNA is the administrator for both Short-Term Disability leave and for Family and Medical Leave as of September 1, 2010. (If a Short-Term Disability claim is medically certified, it will also count as time taken under the Family and Medical Leave Act.) Please contact CIGNA directly, at 1-888-842-4462, to file a claim.


How to Report a Short-Term Disability Claim and/or Family Medical Leave (FML)
Employee Rights and Responsibilities Under the Family and Medical Leave Act

CIGNA is responsible for administering claims, and for managing the medical case with a focus on expediting your successful and healthy return to work.

The University provides salary and benefits continuation to our full time employees as indicated below:

Length of Full Time Service at Time of Disability 

Salary and Benefits Continuation

 Less than 3 Months

No salary or benefits continuation. Eligible for the NYS Disability benefit only.

 3-12 Months

First two (2) months – full base salary, Up to four (4) additional months – one-half salary

 12 Months and Over 

Full base salary and benefits up to 26 weeks within a 52-week period

How to File a Claim

Please contact CIGNA, at 1-888-842-4462, to file your claim telephonically.

In addition, please contact the University Benefits office, at (914) 923-2828 or at benefits@pace.edu, for information regarding the procedure for filing your claim or for questions regarding salary and benefits continuation during your medically certified disability leave.