Question Can I Go Out On Disability When I Have Surgery

I went out on FMLA...

Is That Disability Why did u take a family leave and not just a leave because of your surgery just asking

What? Why would you do that? Not sure I understand.

I took FMLA to have my surgery. I was out for 3 weeks. I had to either use vacation time for the first week or no pay for the first week then was paid at 80% for the remaining 2 weeks I was out. Talk to your HR representative at work. You dont have to tell them why you are taking FMLA.

The question was can we collect disability while on leave for surgery instead of not having income while out of work

Yes u can. I did for 3 of my 4 weeks I was out.

My job gives an allotment of sick days. I plan to use sick days and then vacation days if needed. I spoke to our HR Rep, and this is allowed.

You can take short term disability if you have it.

I'm using all my sick time then fmla. I plan on only being out for 2 weeks but fmla protects your job if you would need additional time off.

I run HR function for a large company, so hope I can help here. Short term disability plans vary in their coverage--check with your hr rep. Some will not cover time out due to an elective procedure. File it anyway--worst they can say is no. Regardless, if you are eligible for FMLA, you should complete the paperwork since it will help secure your job. Most companies require that you take existing paid time off concurrently with FMLA (if you have it.) You really don't owe your HR team a huge explanation beyond filling out their paperwork. Don't worry about being embarrassed though--trust me, we hear all kinds of stuff. Good luck!

What is fmla

I'm not sure about the disability checks. I got forms but didn't submit b/c I had vacation n sick time I used but the questions on the form made me think I wouldn't get it anyway.

Family medical leave act

I learned the hard way that I should've filled out my FMLA/ Short term disability forms prior to surgery. I only planned on taking one week of PTO and then was going to work from home until better. I ended up being off work 5 months. And trying to do that kind of paperwork in the hospital very sick was horrible.

Lesson learned:be prepared.

I worked for a Fortune 50 company at the time of my surgery. I took a week of sick time, then 3 weeks on short term disability. I had 3 co-morbidities, so surgery was not considered "elective." And mine was a traveling job and because if the lifting restriction I was able to get the extra time.