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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1952
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1952] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS I435 the two work weeks disability leave and his accumulated extended disability leave are exhausted. If an employee elects to receive disability benefits under the University Retirement System of Illinois before he has exhausted his extended disability leave, he will receive no payments from the University of Illinois during the period that disability benefits are received from said Retirement System. 3. Other disability benefits: A. Persons under University Retirement System: 1. All persons permanently and continuously employed by the University must become participants in the University Retirement System of Illinois established by a special act of the General Assembly approved July 21, 1941. A deduction of 5 per cent is made from each payment of salary or wage to every participant in the system. This contribution is placed to the credit of the individual and draws interest (at 3 per cent at this date) which is added to his contribution. The total accumulations with interest may be withdrawn by the individual on his separation from University employment. 2. Disability benefits from the System are payable to any participant for mental or physical disability arising from any cause as a result of which the individual is unable to perform the duties of his position. Benefits begin 60 days after the beginning of the disability, provided an application has been filed and salary is suspended. Benefits amount to 50 per cent of the earnings at the time disability occurred and continue during disability until the total paid is 50 per cent of the total earnings during service credited in the Retirement System. 4. T h e University reserves the right to require acceptable evidence of disability before allowing any disability benefits whatsoever. I X . LEAVES OF ABSENCE 1. Leaves of absence without pay for reasons other than disability, as covered in section V I I I , may be granted by the University through the Director of Nonacademic Personnel when in his judgment the recommendations are reasonable and have the approval of the supervisor of the employee. 2. Leaves of absence with pay on account of death or illness of relatives may be granted by the Director of Nonacademic Personnel to the extent considered reasonable and necessary in each case, taking into consideration length of service, condition of work in the department, previous leave granted the employee, and recommendation of department head. Such leaves when granted shall be charged against the employee's annual disability leave in accordance with section
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