A. Allowable Periods 1. During the Benefit Waiting Period: a total of 90 days of recovery. 2. During the Maximum Benefit Period: 180 days for each period of recovery. B. Effect Of Temporary Recovery If your Temporary Recovery does not exceed the Allowable Periods, 1 through 5 below will apply. 1. The Predisability Earnings used to determine your LTD Benefit will not change. 2. The period of Temporary Recovery will not count toward your Benefit Waiting Period, your Maximum Benefit Period or your Own Occupation Period. 3. No LTD Benefits will be payable for the period of Temporary Recovery. 4. No LTD Benefits will be payable after benefits become payable to you under any other group long term disability insurance policy under which you become insured during your period of Temporary Recovery. 5. Except as stated above, the provisions of the Group Policy will be applied as if there had been no interruption of your Disability. LT.TR.06 WHEN LTD BENEFITS END Your LTD Benefits end automatically on the earliest of 1 through 4 below. 1. The date you are no longer Disabled. 2. The date your Maximum Benefit Period ends. 3. The date you die. 4. The date benefits become payable under any other group long term disability insurance policy under which you become insured during a period of Temporary Recovery. LT.BE.01 PREDISABILITY EARNINGS Your Predisability Earnings will be based on your earnings in effect on your last full day of Active Work unless a different date applies (see the Coverage Outline). Any subsequent change in your earnings will not affect your Predisability Earnings. For employees whose work hours are reduced due to the State of Washington's mandated furlough program: Your Predisability Earnings will be based on your monthly base rate of pay that would have been in effect on your last full day of Active Work if your work hours had not been reduced under the Furlough program. Any subsequent change in your base rate of pay after your last full day of Active Work will not affect your Predisability Earnings. Predisability Earnings means your monthly rate of earnings from your Employer, including: 1. Contributions you make through a salary reduction agreement with your Employer to: a. An Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 401(k), 403(b), or 457 deferred compensation arrangement; or b. An executive nonqualified deferred compensation arrangement. 2. Amounts contributed to your fringe benefits according to a salary reduction agreement under an IRC Section 125 plan. 377661-B - 8 - 6/29/2022