https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:25:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability/page/2#post-2143158 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 08:53:58 +0000 yellowbird 2143158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually just got mine today.. 6 weeks for a vaginal delivery but 2 weeks is a waiting period... 4 weeks paid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability/page/2#post-2143143 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 08:47:29 +0000 Mrs. Taco 2143143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kimberlybee: Thank you love! It's super early so I'm cautiously excited but hopefully we'll have a wonderful Christmas present arriving a few days before the 25th :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability/page/2#post-2142838 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 23:45:49 +0000 Kimberlybee 2142838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Taco: Yay!!! Congrats friend. So excited for you. :heart: :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability/page/2#post-2142263 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:23:54 +0000 Adira 2142263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Taco: Oh, that's awesome! It probably didn't work for me because it wasn't a week+ of time - only a few days. I hope everything works out for you that you'll be able to be out for the whole 15 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability/page/2#post-2142252 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:15:55 +0000 HabesBabe 2142252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>11 weeks total, 10 of them were paid.</p> <p>Went out at 36 weeks, didn't deliver until 41+1, and then 6 weeks for vaginal recovery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability/page/2#post-2142250 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:15:25 +0000 Mrs. Taco 2142250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I found the regulations: "If for some reason the employer’s business activity has temporarily ceased and employees generally are not expected to report for work for one or more weeks (e.g. , a school closing two weeks for the Christmas/New Year holiday or the summer vacation or an employer closing the plant for retooling or repairs), the days the employer’s activities have ceased do not count against the employee’s FMLA leave entitlement."</p> <p>It's weird it didn't work that way for you? Maybe because it was only the actual holiday, not the whole week? So many exceptions to the rules! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability/page/2#post-2142246 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:13:09 +0000 Mrs. Taco 2142246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Yes! All breaks (summer, Christmas, and spring) don't count towards FMLA. I'm going to put that in the email too just to have everythingggg in writing. It always worries me that someone will tell me differently later on down the road. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability/page/2#post-2142234 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:09:11 +0000 Adira 2142234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Taco: Are you sure you'll get 12 weeks of FLMA after your Christmas break? Ours is based on our last day worked, so even if there's a holiday or something, it doesn't extend our FLMA. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability/page/2#post-2142231 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:06:58 +0000 Mrs. Taco 2142231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you for all of the feedback!!! </p> <p>Update: Just talked to HR and the "If you have the 14- or 30-day waiting period and you are hospitalized, the waiting period is waived" clause can be used for labor, yay! So my 6 (or 8) std will start when I am admitted. The lady on the phone was so blah. She just kept saying "yes" and didn't make me feel confident. I am going to send an email so I have it in writing! </p> <p>If I go until my due date (or close) I'll have Christmas break, 12 weeks FMLA (6 covered under STD), and spring break, I'll be at home for 15 weeks. Then I'll go back for 8 weeks until I have the summer off. I think I may like this better than my June baby! Fx everything goes as planned :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141813 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:24:56 +0000 Adira 2141813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally depends on your company I think.</p> <p>At mine there is a 5 day waiting period, covered by sick-time if you have it. Then you get STD for 6 weeks (well, 5 really after the waiting period) at 70%, regardless of the type of delivery.</p> <p>Also, with our company, you have to use your sick time before you can get STD payments. So if you had 3 weeks of sick time accrued, you'd use that first, and then get an additional 3 weeks of STD payments (for 6 weeks total). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141788 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:02:38 +0000 SeptMomma12 2141788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Yes, the NYS disability is downright pathetic. Luckily my company supplements it to 100% of pay, but I can't imagine how they expect anyone to get by on that! $120/week doesn't even buy groceries. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141770 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 08:53:18 +0000 ValentineMommy 2141770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Yup - he's probably banked that much leave (I definitely haven't lol)! Our policy only allows us to use the donated leave for up to 6 weeks after a vaginal birth or 8 weeks for c-sec and that's only after you use up all of your own leave...you can't use donated leave unless you've exhausted all of your own leave. They don't allow donated leave for paternity leave in my region. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141744 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 08:36:36 +0000 snowjewelz 2141744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had the standard NYS one too, and my company did not supplement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141708 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 08:21:59 +0000 bushelandapeck 2141708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6 weeks at 60% of my salary. I had to wait 1 week before it started. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141670 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 07:58:48 +0000 Alivoo01 2141670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6 weeks at 2/3rd pay rate. Had a 1 week waiting period.</p> <p>If I had a c-section, it'd be 8 weeks at 2/3rd pay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141625 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 07:13:21 +0000 Modern Daisy 2141625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was 6 weeks but i had a 5 day elimination period where i had to burn pto days that ran consecutively. So really only 5 weeks paid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141622 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 07:10:30 +0000 Mamaof2 2141622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Taco: I did not have a waiting period - I was told to call the day before my scheduled c/s</p> <p>I got 8 weeks at 60% pay tax free (obviously come tax time you have to pay the tax but it was kind of a wash at that point) - which made it much more than I thought it would be (I got 1 check)</p> <p>Plus being home after a baby I never left the house, so I wasnt spending any money - it worked out great for me!</p> <p>ETA: I didn't have to use sick time either </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141596 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 06:32:03 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2141596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ValentineMommy: my husband is a Fed Gov employee too and he's planning on taking 12 weeks off- all paid. I guess that means he's banked that much time over the years. He also says people gift or sell ssick leave to each other. Does that sound right to you? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141590 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 06:29:13 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2141590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Florida, my company does not have separate maternity leave. </p> <p>Six weeks for vaginal, Eight weeks for cesarean. STD runs concurrently with FML, but because it's STD the time off is paid.</p> <p>ETA: one week waiting period using PTO before STD kicks in</p> <p>ETA: STD pays different % depending on the week, the first five weeks are at 100% </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141587 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 06:21:06 +0000 ValentineMommy 2141587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a fed gov employee, we get no maternity leave and can not claim STD. We have to use our sick/vaca leave, and that's all we get. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141531 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 23:44:34 +0000 regberadaisy 2141531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Taco: everyone as far as I know. It's the same std you collect if you got hurt/sick and had to take time off work. Your employer can also purchase plans to increase that amount. My employer when I was pregnant with dd 1 did. I think the plan they purchased increased it to $250/week? Then of course you could've had something like Aflac on top of it.</p> <p>And you're right; it's better than nothing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141505 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 22:15:50 +0000 shellio 2141505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know they had specifically negotiated this between the disability company and my employer. (Large employer.) Our reimbursement started after 4 weeks OR after using all sick time, whichever was later. There was a cap on the weekly amount and it was nowhere near my salary. The total "disability" time was 6 weeks for a vaginal delivery, 8 weeks for a C section. So, if you had 4 weeks or less sick time available, and had an uncomplicated vaginal delivery, you'd get 2 weeks of pay. I had a C section and had some complications so I ended up with about 6 weeks "paid". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141485 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 21:33:52 +0000 ItzMint 2141485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to wait 30 days (essentially 4 weeks) before disability kicked in, and pregnancy is considered a 'pre-determined' condition with 6 weeks recovery for normal birth, 8 weeks for c-section. So ultimately STD only covered 2 weeks. That was only at 50% of my pay. Would have been nice if they back payed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141406 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 19:45:08 +0000 Mrs. J 2141406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Taco: DS was born 11/17, and I went back 1/21, so Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks were in there; unfortunately, I don't think I was paid for those, even though I should have been. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141359 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 19:08:51 +0000 Mrs. Taco 2141359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you all for your responses! It looks like the 6/8 week rule is pretty standard. Just hoping the caveat written in "If you have the 14- or 30-day waiting period and you are hospitalized, the waiting period is waived." is to be interpreted as literally as I am taking it!</p> <p>@regberadaisy: Wow, the state gives everyone something or you are employee of the state? I know it's not a lot but I get zip from the state or my school district (I pay for my STD). </p> <p>@meganmp: That's what I'm wondering..if I take the 2 weeks before baby is born off can I get 6 weeks worth of STD pay? Hmm.</p> <p>@Mrs. J: I have a feeling that's how my district will be too. My EDD is 12/19 (so I basically just found out lol) so I'll have winter break and spring break paid/in addition to FMLA. I was just really hoping to get the full 6 weeks STD because regardless I'm taking 12+ weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141347 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 18:25:55 +0000 regberadaisy 2141347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>NY State is 6 weeks vaginal with one unpaid waiting week. $120/week is the rate, I believe. Unemployment is more than that!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141298 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 16:08:20 +0000 marionberry 2141298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get 8 weeks of std for a c-section minus any sick leave (I had about 2 weeks) at $400/week which is not even close to covering my wage but at least it's something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141297 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 15:49:00 +0000 Mrs. J 2141297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Taco: ok you know I teach too. I have a 2 week elimination period where I have to use all my sick/personal days (ten total) and then it's 4 weeks for vag and 6 for c section. I thought I could get all 12 weeks covered if my doc said so, but without an actual medical reason to be home (not bonding etc), the insurance company would not cover it. Since LO #2 is due at the beginning of August, I won't have to use any PTO days during the EP, unless any of our in service days fall during it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141295 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 15:47:37 +0000 meganmp 2141295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>4 weeks (ended up being two because of the wait time) when I had to stop work because I couldn't do it anymore, and then 6 weeks after the babies were born, no wait time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-receive-short-term-disability#post-2141292 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 15:40:11 +0000 yoursilverlining 2141292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I received 6 weeks of 100% pay, and had a c-section. The length was the standard contract length (ie, some plans are 8 weeks for c-sections, others are not), and the 100% pay level was due to my position with the company.</p> <p>ETA: I had an elimination period of 1 week, which my company paid me for. </p>