Pregnancy can be pretty rough on the human body, but is it necessarily disabling? It may be. While every short-term disability policy has its own terms, pregnancy complications often qualify for benefits. After all, pregnancy is a medical condition, and short-term...
Disability & Life Insurance and ERISA Attorneys
Doing What’s Right For Greater Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region
Disability & Life Insurance and ERISA Attorneys
Doing What’s Right For Greater Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region
How long do short-term disability benefits last?
Being away from work, even for a few days, can be a source of hardship for many people. Most adult wage-earners do not have enough savings to offset a lengthy loss of income. Instead, many households may only have enough to pay a month or two of basic expenses, if...
What qualifies as a short-term disability (STD)?
Many employers offer short-term disability (STD), a type of insurance that pays a portion of an employee's salary when they are temporarily unable to work. STD benefits are payable at about 50%-100% of someone’s pre-disability earnings. These benefits are either...
What does bad faith look like in a disability claim?
When you faithfully pay for your long-term disability (LTD) insurance, you expect it to be there when you need it the most. Unfortunately, many find it challenging to get their insurance benefits even after paying into their policy for years or decades. If an...
How long of a delay in an insurance payout is reasonable?
Social Security disability programs and even insurance provided by your employer could be too low to really protect you from a disabling medical condition or unexpected injury. Those with families to support and who are used to earning an above-average income will...
What qualifies as a short-term disability in your plan?
When you cannot work for some time, you need a backup plan to ensure your financial needs are met. That’s where a short-term disability (STD) insurance policy comes in - to provide a portion of your salary when you have a condition or injury that prevents you from...
Will short-term disability benefits start right away?
When you get hurt or develop a medical condition, you may need to take an extended leave of absence from work. Your entire family may struggle because of the sudden drop in household income. Having the right insurance coverage helps protect you and your loved ones...
Short-term disability insurance and maternity leave
Last year, Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that will require most employers in the state to provide up to 12 weeks of paid, job-protected family and medical leave (and up to 16 weeks if medical complications warrant). That will put us ahead of many states,...
Can you bring a bad faith claim against your disability insurer?
When you take out short-term disability (STD) or long-term disability (LTD) insurance, you agree with the insurer that both of you will act in good faith. You cannot lodge false or exaggerated claims, and they cannot deny or delay claims without a valid reason. Yet,...
Understanding how short-term disability insurance works
Short-term disability insurance protects workers in Colorado by providing them with a significant portion of their salary if they cannot work due to illness or injury that is not incurred on the job. Benefits generally are 40% to 80% of your salary before the illness...
