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Employers Manual
Disability Benefit Program
Reemployment
A member receiving disability benefit payments may not be employed as
a teacher. Employment as a teacher includes, but is not limited to,
tutors, substitutes and private-lesson providers, whether the service
is performed in a public or private school, in or outside of Ohio. Any
other employment normally related to or covered by STRS Ohio is prohibited.
If the disability benefit recipient is a member of STRS Ohio and has never contributed to any other Ohio public retirement system, the member is prohibited from employment covered by another public retirement system for the first two months of benefits. After this two-month waiting period, part-time or full-time employment in a position covered by any other retirement system is permitted.
A member receiving disability benefits from STRS Ohio on a combined basis with OPERS, SERS or both is ineligible for employment covered by any system that participates in the combined disability benefit.
Disability benefit recipients who have received a benefit for at least 14 months are required to complete an Earnings and Employment form each March. This form documents any earnings received from employment while on disability. Employment on any basis while receiving disability benefits may raise the issue of whether the member remains incapacitated from teaching.
