Disability payments are not LEOFF Plan I basic salary.
(1) Payments from an employer during periods of disability leave for a duty disability (RCW
41.26.120) or a nonduty disability (RCW
41.26.125) are not a payment from the employer for services rendered. The payment is not basic salary for LEOFF Plan I.
(2) Any payment from a third party such as an insurance company for a period of excused absence from work because of an injury or other disability is not a payment from an employer for services rendered. The payment is not basic salary for LEOFF Plan I.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
41.50.050 and
41.50.055. WSR 97-01-016, ยง 415-104-340, filed 12/6/96, effective 1/6/97.]