Tag: disabilityincome
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What to Do When Your California Voluntary Plan Disability Benefits are Denied
Under California law, a Voluntary Plan (VP) must give the same or better rights to workers than State Disability Insurance. In other words, the rules and terms of the VP cannot be less favorable than those of SDI. For example, SDI can last up to 52 weeks. Therefore, the VP must also provide up to…
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Layoffs and Income Benefits: What Every California Worker Should Know Before Date Of Termination, Part 2
At the end, both Catnip and Dobermann were fine and returned to work. However, with some planning, Dobermann was able to receive more disability income.
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A New Perspective On the Benefits of Medical Leave
This post explains the benefits of taking a medical leave. Some of them may surprise you. It also shows you how to protect your job and income during your leave.
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Getting Paid During Your Maternity Leave
Many working women can take maternity leave to give birth and bond with their new child under the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), But the FMLA is just job protection, it doesn’t provide income to replace lost wages. So how do pregnant women get paid during maternity leave? This article shows you how.
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Surviving the Cambodian Genocide: An immigrant’s Story of Hope & Redemption
“The soldiers clubbed my little brother to death.” she whispered to me in Mandarin. “They didn’t shoot him because they didn’t want to waste a bullet. He was too little to work, worthless to their revolution.”
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State Disability and its new cousin: Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML)
A cousin of State Disability is Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML). It is available in District of Columbia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, State of Washington, and in 2023, Oregon. You don’t have to be disabled to get it; you only need to have a “serious illness.” However, they do not last as long as State Disability.
Andy Chu, Esq. 