"Short-term disability leave," per se, does not exist. If you need to miss work because of sickness, injury, etc., you may be eligible for short-term disability insurance - the premiums are paid for by the company and the benefits, which typically approximate about 2/3rds of your pay, are paid by the insurance company.
However, short-term disability insurance companies have no control over whether you will get to keep your job if you need to miss work.
In general, in Pennsylvania there is one law, and one law only, that protects you from being fired if you need to go out on "short-term disability leave." It is the Family and Medical Leave Act. Click Here for a comprehensive examination into the interplay between FMLA and short-term disability insurance. This article also provides links to numerous helpful articles about how FMLA works.
Although short leaves are available under the Americans With Disabilities Act, it is usually FMLA that provides the greatest job security for the longest period of time.
Many companies have a "short-term disability leave" policy, a title that actually kind of mixes apples and oranges. In any event, the key thing to remember about company policies is that - companies are under no legal obligation to follow them! Also, if you look carefully at most of those policies, they don't say anything about guaranteeing your job back when you return. Moreover, even if they did - such policies are not enforceable under state or federal law.
The only true protection one has from being fired for taking "short-term disability leave" is if you are protected under FMLA.
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New Jersey State
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Short-Term Disability,
Family Leave, ADA and Workers' Compensation - How They All Fit Together
Intermittent Family and Medical Leave - What You
Need to Know
I Want to Quit My Job and Get Unemployment Benefits in
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Unemployment Determination of Financial
Eligibility - PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT LAWYERS
The Burden of Proof in a Pennsylvania Unemployment Appeal
Referee Hearing
What is My Base Year Under Pennsylvania's Unemployment Law?
HOW DO I COMPLETE AN APPLICATION FOR PENNSYLVANIA
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS - SOME KEY TIPS
SEVERANCE PAY, SETTLEMENTS AND PENNSYLVANIA'S NEW
UNEMPLOYMENT LAW
Forced to Resign: What Are My Rights if I am Forced
to Quit From My Job in Pennsylvania?
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