How do you administer disability policies uniformly throughout differe

[Guest Charlotte]

We are in the process of rewriting our disability/LOA policy and want to utilize it at all our US locations. However, it may cause at some locations, a hardship in regards to cost and have serious business implications. Beyond the 12 week FMLA law how long do companies hold positions open for employees on disability? At what point are employees who are on disability terminated? What benefits remain in effect during disability/loa and who pay the cost? Are vacations pro-rated for people on disability? How about bonuses - are they pro-rated?

I would appreciate any thoughts, ideas, etc that any of you have that can help us in our policy development.