Wisconsin does not have state mandated short term disability insurance. Benefit checks are sent by the insurance carrier that issued the policy - not your employer.
why wasn't fica taken out of std checks
I think it depends on the company and their Short Term Disability plan. The company I work for does have maternity in there short term disability thankfully. Ask your Human Resources Director or your manager. They should be able to pull up the company's disability plan. The state of Georgia does not have a mandatory short term disability program. It leaves the choice up to the employer. Short term disability programs sold via workplace marketing will provide a maternity leave benefit, provided you enroll preconception. If your employer does not offer short term disability, it's easy to ask them to do so. Your employer simply needs to agree to deduct the premium from your pay, and forward the premium collected to the insurance carrier once a month. There is no direct cost to your employer, and no obligation to fund any premium not deducted from your pay.
you can either find a disability attorney to assist you or call and file an appeal claim directly with the short term disability. Is this for Workmen's comp or a federal disability like SSDI or with a insurance company like Aflac?
The best way to purchase individual short term disability insurance in California is through a company that sells this insurance. Speak to a financial adviser at a company to see if one qualifies.
if I am receiving short term disability and my company is bought out and I need to go on long term disability will I be covered for long term?
yes you do have to file state disability in order to get short term disability.
No, they can not require you to pay them back.
They sell supplemental insurance to core company medical and dental plans. Can be specific plans for cancer or Accidental Dismemberment and Disability, Short or Longterm Disability as examples.
Short term disability will cover your maternity leave if you purchased a policy before getting pregnant. Social security disability will not cover maternity leave, nor will most long term disability policies.
Missouri does not mandate short term disability coverage. The choice is left up to the employer. Most employees pay for disability coverage 100% themselves via payroll deduction, so there is no direct cost to the employer to give employees this option.
If you had active coverage under your group short-term disability or long-term disability plan on November 9, 2007, then you may be eligible for benefits. You will have to find out what insurance company handled your disability benefits during that period of time, and then follow-up with them. Whether you are actually eligible for benefits will depend on the contract your employer had/has with this insurance company. Some contracts have late filing penalties, some have clauses regarding termination of employment, etc. Long story short - call that insurance company. You may be eligible for disability benefits.