FMLA & Short-Term Disability Basics

FMLA provides job protection for up to 12 weeks for qualifying medical and family reasons — it doesn't pay wages, but it does protect your position.

Short-term disability insurance, where offered, typically replaces a portion of income during that leave. Whether it's available depends on your employer's specific benefits package.

These two things often run concurrently: FMLA protects your job, STD replaces some income, and they're managed by different systems even though they overlap in time.