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Employee Benefits Committee adopts 7/7 waiting period and age-based rates for short-term disability
Summary
Douglas County’s Employee Benefits Committee voted to adopt a 7-day waiting period (accident and illness/maternity) and move from a composite to age-based rates for the short-term disability plan, with a preferred implementation date of Sept. 1, 2025.
Douglas County’s Employee Benefits Committee voted on May 6 to change the county short-term disability (STD) plan to a 7-day accident / 7-day illness-or-maternity waiting period and to shift from a composite premium to age-based rates. The renewal for the STD plan is scheduled for June 1, 2025; the committee selected Sept. 1, 2025 as the preferred start date to allow time for outreach and education.
The motion to adopt the 7/7 waiting period and age-based rates was moved by Connie Morehouse and seconded by Sarah Boettcher and was recorded as passed. The minutes do not include a roll-call tally or individual vote breakdown. Committee members noted a participation goal of 25 percent, which would remove Evidence of Insurability (EOI) requirements during open enrollment if reached. Natsha Schmid was assigned to notify Lance Pfarrer of National Insurance Services (NIS) about the proposed start date.
