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[beetiger]

Do any of you who are/have been consultants know anything about short-term disability benefits for things like maternity? I'm working "for myself", and Cadbury doesn't give me any benefits, but I pay taxes to both NY and Connecticut (woo Self Employment Tax :P), and I thought that short-term disability was something paid by the state, not by the company.

I figure I might as well get whatever I'm due, right?

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[hakeber.livejournal.com]

You mean like unemployment? That would be the state. But if you mean like Social Security disability, then that's federal and I don't think they cover this. But unemployment might. You'd have to contact their office to find out. Maybe it would be like if you were in layoff, cause those folks get unemployment during the layoff.

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

I guess I meant SS Disability. But, hey, I pay my federal taxes too.