i was injured on a job filed work compand short term disabil

by godssheppard55 » Sat Jun 11, 2011 08:51 pm

do short term disabilty suppose to pay now
until work comp accepts or denies my claim

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Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 05:38 am Post Subject:

If you were hurt on the job, there will be no denial of your claim. If you were not hurt on the job, then your claim will be denied.

Either way, your short term disability policy will have an "elimination period" that must be satisfied before any claim will be paid. If your claim is a workers' compensation event, your short term policy's payment will probably be reduced by the amount of WC income you are paid, so that together with your WC payment, your disability policy will not pay more than it would pay if your claim was not WC related.

The concept is called "benefit integration". Some personal disability income policies have a "social insurance supplement" (or "substitute") rider that might pay a bit more if you are receiving WC payments.

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