Employer Update

Whether you participate in the Virginia Local Disability Program (VLDP) or offer a comparable employer-paid program, there are certain steps to take when reporting long-term disability claims.

Virginia Local Disability Program

The program’s third-party administrator will submit information to VRS when an employee has a long-term disability claim or change in disability status.

Refer to the Reporting Hybrid Members on Long-Term Disability - VLDP process guide.

Comparable Employer-Paid Disability Programs

If you offer a comparable plan, you will notify VRS about new long-term disability claims or changes to a member’s disability status.

Refer to the Reporting Employees on Long-Term Disability - Comparable Plan process guide for the steps to take in myVRS Navigator when reporting employees on long-term disability.

Your notification ensures other VRS benefits continue. For example, members on long-term disability continue to accrue VRS service credit and remain eligible for group life insurance and the health insurance credit, if the employer participates in these programs.

Process improvement: myVRS Navigator no longer auto-separates members in leave-without-pay (LWOP) status after two years when LWOP is due to long-term disability under VLDP or a comparable plan. You will no longer need to track these members and manually update their LWOP period, and you will no longer receive secure messages advising you that a member in LWOP status due to long-term disability is going to be auto-separated.