What is “supplementing?
Workers’ compensation missed time benefits do not replace your entire salary. Supplementing is using accrued leave to add to the workers’ compensation missed time benefits to bring your income during the healing period up to as close to your normal salary as possible. If you choose not to supplement and elect to take workers’ compensation benefits only, you will save your accrued leave. However, if you choose not to supplement, your department will put you on a leave of absence, removing you from “in pay” status. If you are not in pay status, you will lose all University benefits except health care coverage, which will continue for up to four months. These four months will run concurrently with your FMLA rights. If you are missing time, once you satisfy the waiting period of 3 days you will receive a Benefit Election Form from the University of Iowa Benefits Office. You will make your Benefit Election decision and return the form to the Benefits office through regular or campus mail.
