Disability Allowance

Disability allowance benefits are paid to an employee who has become disabled from performing his duties and from following his regular employment with the Authority due to an occupational or non-occupational accident or illness before becoming eligible for an old-age retirement allowance.

Eligibility Requirements for a Disability Allowance are:

• If you are disabled due to a non-occupational accident or illness, you MUST have at least ten (10) years of continuous pension service.
• If you are disabled due to an occupational accident or illness, you MUST have at least five (5) years of continuous pension service.
• You MUST be unable to return to your regular employment with the Authority.
• You MUST have received twenty-six (26) weeks under either the Authority’s Group Accident and Sickness Insurance or from the Authority under the Workmen’s Compensation Act.

No Benefits Will be paid to an eligible employee if:

• The employee refuses to accept other work offered by the Authority, which in the judgment of a physician selected by the Committee, he is capable of performing which pays not less than 80% of the earnings which would have accrued to him if he had been currently employed.
• The employee is receiving a retirement allowance.
• The employee is found fit to return to work.
• The employee declines to permit a physician selected by the committee to examine or re-examine him or materially hinders an investigation order by the committee.
• The employee’s disability 1) is the result of the habitual or excessive use of intoxicants, drugs, or narcotics; 2) was sustained illegally participating in fights, riots, civil insurrections, a crime; was sustained while riding aircrafts, except as a fare paying passenger on regular licensed and scheduled airline; or sustained while on leave of absence other than (a) holding office in the Association or its International Office of any other bargaining agent of the Authority; or (b) working in the office of the Retirement Plan.

How to Apply

Gather verification documents - birth documents for dependents, marriage license, social security number verification for spouse, Medicare card (if you or your spouse receives Social Security).

Option 1 - Call Your Pension Representative for an appointment.

Pension Representative (select by the first letter of your last name):

• A thru M: James Gates (312) 463-0352 - jgates@ctapension.com
• N thru Z: Gloria Cage (312) 463-0358 - gcage@ctapension.com

Option 2 - Complete online applications and forms and bring forms to the Pension office.

Step One:  Complete application and all appropriate forms:

Step Two:  Call Your Pension Representative for an appointment to submit and review application, and to review benefits and eligibility.

Option 3 - Apply By Mail.

Step One:  Complete application and all appropriate forms. AND have applications and forms notarized.

Step Two:  Mail completed applications, forms, and copies of verification documents to your Pension Representative. (We suggest that documents be sent via certified or registered mail.)

Supporting Forms and Application

All forms may not be required.

Completed signed forms must be received in the Pension Office no later than the fourteenth (14th) day of the month preceding your month of retirement.  For example, if you wish to retire on June 1st, your completed application must be in the Retirement Plan Office no later than May 14th.

	Disability Allowance Benefits Application WITH Notary Seal - Use when submitting application by mail.
	Disability Allowance Benefits Application WITHOUT Notary Seal - Use only while submitting application in person at the pension's office.