1) Notify your manager of your need to take time off related to an injury or illness. Keep your manager informed of your expected return to work date.
2) Contact the Alight at 877-928-7021 as soon as possible, there is 14 day reporting period to notify Alight of any illness or injury that may fall under Short Term Disability.
3) If Your Licensed Treating Healthcare Professional Does Not Respond Alight will submit an Attending Physician Statement to your licensed treating healthcare professional and make several attempts to obtain information from your provider to administer your claim.
However, you are responsible for ensuring your provider complies with this requirement. If Alight does not receive a response from your provider, you will receive the Attending Physician Statement to give to your healthcare professional. Your provider will have 10 days to mail or fax the form to Alight. The fax number is 720-456-4784 and is included on the form. If Alight does not receive the form within this period, your claim will be denied and your case closed.
4) You will also need to contact UNUM, the vendor who manages leaves of absence including FMLA for UVA. UNUM's number is 866-269-0979.
5) Provide a return to work clearance from your medical provider to the HR Leave Team, leave@virginia.edu, at least three days prior to your planned return date.
In addition to contacting the Alight by phone, you can visit the Alight website. You will need to sign up with the website with a username and registration.
We suggest you initiate your claim by phone to avoid any technical difficulties but after the initial set up you may access the website for additional information about your claim.
The Alight will ask for:
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Your job title and agency name
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Date of birth
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Current mailing address
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Brief description of your disability
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Whether you have filed a workers’ compensation claim
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Last day you were - or will be - able to work
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Contact information for your doctor / licensed healthcare professional (Name, address, phone, and fax)
You will receive an information packet with forms that must be submitted before Alight can complete its review of your claim. Refer to the VSDP Handbook for more details about the forms below.
Submit to Alight:
Submit to UVA HR (leave@virginia.edu or fax 434-924-4042)*:
*Please do not send protected health information (PHI) that is privileged and confidential via fax.