Archive for April 16th, 2010
Long Term Vs Short Term Disability
April 16th, 2010 | 
Author: When at your place of work it is important to take measures to keep yourself, your coworkers and anyone else nearby safe. However, accidents can happen and it is possible to suffer from a serious workplace injury even when you take the measures to combat on the job hazards. If you do suffer from a serious injury while working it is likely you will have to take time to recover, missing work and possibly missing paychecks. Luckily there are many options for being compensated for your suffering, such as long and short term disability.
Short Term Disability
Both short and long term disability policies exist to give injured workers the support they deserve after suffering in relation to their work duties. These policies differ in many ways. Short term disability exists to assist those who have to miss more than a few days of work following their accident, and they typically consist of the following components:
· Short term benefits will usually begin once the victim’s sick leave has been exhausted
· Sort term disability will allow the victim to recover a percentage of their paycheck throughout the healing process