§ 33-132. Time and form of payment.

(a) Commencement of benefits. The administrator must begin paying initial disability benefits no earlier than the date that the employee exhausts all accrued sick and compensatory leave in excess of 80 hours. The County Executive must develop a procedure to determine the distribution date for payment of disability benefits by Executive Regulation under method (2).

(b) Form of Payment. The administrator must pay all disability benefits on a monthly basis. The disability benefits must be paid to the employee directly. All applicable federal and state income taxes must be withheld from the disability benefits paid. To the extent that federal or state employment taxes apply, they must be withheld. (1994 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 2.)