Short-term disability is a type of government-run insurance or employer benefit that gives you income replacement for a temporary period when you are unable to work due to a covered illness, injury, ...

Short-Term Disability Insurance (STD) replaces a portion of your pay if you cannot work due to an illness or injury. The STD plan pays a benefit to replace 66.67% of your pre-disability income.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. Disability income replaces a portion of lost wages when an ...