Track your leave status on mySedgwick.com:

• Keep tabs on your leave. Check the status of your leave request or your disability claims. If your leave is job-protected, you may be able to review the amount of job-protected time you have remaining. 
• Extend your leave when necessary. If you need to extend your leave, be sure to request an extension with Sedgwick before your current leave expires. You may need to provide additional supporting documentation within 20 days. Sedgwick will help. 

Report your absences

Report any scheduled time for your intermittent leave to both Sedgwick and your manager—even if you simply arrive late or leave early. Report time away through mySedgwick.com, or call 800-492-5678 at any time. 

IMPORTANT: Keep in mind that you must report an absence to Sedgwick for an intermittent leave within two calendar days of the absence, or the absence will be denied by Sedgwick, and you may be held accountable for attendance occurrences.

Recertify your health condition

A recertification might be required to continue an intermittent leave. Recertification may also be requested when you begin to exceed the frequency and duration of time away from your original medical certification. If recertification is needed, Sedgwick will send you a request, which must be completed by your doctor and returned to Sedgwick within 20 days.

When recertification is requested due to absences that exceed the frequency and duration set by your doctor, those absences will be placed in a “pending” status, meaning they have not yet been approved or denied. If your recertification supports those absences, they will be approved. If not, they will be denied, and you could be held accountable for attendance occurrences.

To keep up your benefits coverage during your leave, you must continue to pay the premiums that are normally taken out of your paycheck:

• If you get short-term disability payments during your leave, your premiums will be deducted automatically from your disability check.
• If you’re on an unpaid leave, or if you use up all your short-term disability benefits, you must pay your premiums yourself by the Friday of the end of each pay period. If you don’t, your coverage may be cancelled after a 30-day grace period.

To learn how much you’ll need to pay and how to make payments, call People Services at 800-421-1362 or pay online. 

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Tip: you’ll need to sign up for two-factor authentication (added online security using your phone) before you go on leave, so you can access your information while you’re away.

In general, a leave of absence isn’t paid. But if you’re approved for the following leave types, you may be eligible for pay while your away from work. Leave pay will go through Walmart payroll and paid on your regular pay date.

• PTO, including legacy sick time
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Maternity benefit
• Parental benefit
• Workers’ compensation
• Military pay and military differential pay

You can use available PTO to cover your income while you are away. If you submit a short-term disability claim, this includes the seven-calendar-day unpaid waiting period before your approved claim starts. Speak with your HR representative to coordinate your PTO during this time. Learn more about PTO.