Short Term Disability (STD) insurance is designed to pay a weekly benefit to you in the event you cannot work because of a covered illness or injury. This benefit replaces a portion of your weekly income, providing funds directly to you to help pay your bills and living expenses.
Eligible employees who are Non-Represented, Elected Official’s Staff, Local 701 Operating Engineers or Local 88-2 Physicians, Prosecuting Attorneys, actively working at least 20 hours each week, are provided Group Short Term Disability coverage paid by Multnomah County.
Disability Facts: Did you know?
- Just over 1 in 4 of today's 20 year-olds will become disabled before they retire.1
- 67% of wage earners said their income is one of the three most important things in life, second only to health (based on a list of choices).2
- 57% of workers surveyed said they only had enough money to pay for 6 months or less of bills.3
Before you enroll, please review the Benefits at a Glance (employer paid coverage) and Short Term Disability Certificate of Insurance below for answers to commonly asked questions, exclusions, limitations and reductions.
Short Term Disability Benefits at a Glance - Class 1, Class 3
Short Term Disability Benefits at a Glance - Class 2
Group District Paid STD Insurance Certificate
1 U.S. Social Security Administration, Basic Facts, April 4, 2014
2 America's Income Protection Picture, 2014 Disability Awareness Study, Council for Disability Awareness.
3 America's Income Protection Picture, 2014 Disability Awareness Study, Council for Disability Awareness.
This product has exclusions, limitations, reductions of benefits and terms under which it may be continued in force or terminated. Please review the Benefits at a Glance (employer paid coverage) for additional information, including costs and complete details of coverage.
