TDI
Quick Reference for
Employers
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EMPLOYER
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Deduct
TDI tax from employees' wages; Send tax to Employer Tax Unit quarterly
- Provide
employee wage and employment reports when requested by TDI.
- Display
Notice to All Employees in the workplace.
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TDI AND
WORKERS' COMPENSATION (WC)
- TDI and
WC cannot be received for the same weeks.
- WC claim
must be filed if the illness/injury occurred on the job.
- If WC
claim is contested a TDI claim can be filed.
- TDI reimbursed
if WC then paid for weeks TDI has been paid.
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TDI AND
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI)
- TDI and
UI cannot be received for the same weeks.
- UI reimbursed
if UI was paid for weeks TDI should have been paid.
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SALARY,
SICK AND VACATION PAY
- Employee
can be paid salary, sick and vacation pay while in receipt of TDI; unless if it's to establish a waiting period week, which all wages earned must be counted.
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CLAIMS
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
- Monitors
claims exceeding medical duration guidelines (MDG).
- Registered
Nurses contact Qualified Healthcare Providers and customers when duration
exceeds MDG.
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FRAUD
AND MISREPRESENTATION PREVENTION
- Internal
TDI program determines concurrent working and collecting benefits.
- Communication
with WC Court, insurers and UI to prevent overlap of benefits.
- Fraud
Unit investigations and prosecutions if warranted.
- Law allows
for the impartial medical examination of TDI beneficiaries.
- Claims
referred to Medical Consultant for review and recommendation, as needed
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Eligibility
- Taxable
Wage Base - $56,000; Tax Rate - 1.5% employee wage deduction.
- Waiting
Period - 7 days. Paid retroactive if out minimum 28 consecutive days.
- Monetary
Eligibility - $8,880 base period wages; or $1,480 in one base period
quarter + total base period wages of minimum 1.5 times the highest quarter
earnings + $2,960 minimum total base period earnings.
- Nonmonetary
Eligibility - Worked for RI covered employer and have medically certified
disability.
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