| 1. Notify your supervisor of your need for time off as soon as possible. |
If your leave is foreseeable, give thirty days' notice. In an emergency, you must notify your supervisor that you plan to use PFML within 24 hours. Follow up with a written notice to your supervisor within three days of starting leave. If you do not give the required notice, your first weekly benefit may be reduced.
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| 2. Contact The Standard at 1-800-242-1888 to initiate your PFML claim. The conversation with a claims respresentative will take 10-15 minutes. |
The Standard will ask you for the following information:
- Employer name: University of Oregon
- Group policy number: 762384-Z
- Your name and Social Security number
- Name and contact information of your healthcare provider
- Last date you worked or last date you plan to work
- Reason for leave
- Estimated duration of your leave.
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3. Watch your mailbox. You will receive a packet to complete and return to The Standard within 30 days.
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The UO Benefits Office will also verify your employment and wages with The Standard, in addition to the information you provide. |
| 4. The Leaves Coordinator in UO Benefits will ask you for additional information. Please supply this information in a timely manner so your claim can be processed efficiently. |
The Leaves Coordinator will ask you to confirm the following information:
- Employee information (UO ID, home department, etc.)
- Leave dates and reason
- Whether and how you elect to "top off" your PFML benefit to maintain wages/benefits
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5. Report your "top-off" leave on your monthly timecard following your unit's usual monthly process.
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If you choose not to top off your PFML benefits, you'll receive a self-pay notice to continue your benefits. Submit payment to the UO Benefits Office each month to maintain your benefits coverage. |
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6. Communicate your return to work status to The Standard and your supervisor throughout the life of your claim.
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