State disability
Encyclopedia
In the United States
, there are several states and one commonwealth that provide statutory disability
programs, commonly known as "disability insurance". They are funded by mandatory contributions of employees (optionally covered by employers). Employees' contributions are federal tax-deductible. Details differ, depending on the state.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, there are several states and one commonwealth that provide statutory disability
Disability
A disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some combination of these.Many people would rather be referred to as a person with a disability instead of handicapped...
programs, commonly known as "disability insurance". They are funded by mandatory contributions of employees (optionally covered by employers). Employees' contributions are federal tax-deductible. Details differ, depending on the state.
States with statutory disability plans
- CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
— State Disability InsuranceState Disability InsuranceCalifornia State Disability Insurance is a statutory state disability program of the State of California for short-term disability income replacement...
and Paid Family Leave (Family Temporary Disability Insurance) - HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
— Hawaii Temporary Disability Insurance http://hawaii.gov/labor/dcd/abouttdi.shtml - New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
— New Jersey Temporary Disability Insurance http://www.nj.gov/labor/tdi/tdiindex.html - New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
— New York Disability Benefits LawNew York Disability Benefits LawNew York Disability Benefits Law is a state disability insurance program designed to provide employees with some level of income replacement in case of disability caused off-the-job.-Eligibility:...
http://www.wcb.state.ny.us/content/main/offthejob/wc03016.htm - Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
— Rhode Island Temporary Disability Insurance http://www.dlt.ri.gov/tdi/
Commonwealths with statutory disability plans
- Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
— Puerto Rico Disability Insurance