What is Short-Term Disability?
Short-term disability refers to a benefit designed to provide temporary income to employees when they become injured or ill and can't perform their work duties.
Short-term disability definition
Short-term disability refers to a benefit designed to provide temporary income to employees when they become injured or ill and can't perform their work duties. The illness/injuries don't have to work-related.
Since the benefit works on a short-term time frame, the employee is expected to return to work after a specific amount of time has passed.