{"id":16936,"date":"2020-01-16T10:02:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T15:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/human-resources\/?page_id=16936"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:46:23","slug":"short-term-disability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/human-resources\/benefits\/leave-disability\/short-term-disability\/","title":{"rendered":"Short-Term Disability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Short-Term Disability (STD) pays all or part of a basic salary for an eligible individual who is absent from work due to illness or disability that is not related to the job, and which prevents the individual from performing University duties.<\/p>\n<p>Short-Term Disability benefits begin with the eighth consecutive day of a sick absence.<\/p>\n<h2>Explore the policy<\/h2>\n<p>You can find the full details in the official University Short-Term Disability policy on the University&#8217;s policies website.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"u-link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/policies\/policy\/short-term-disability\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View full policy<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>How to apply for Short-Term Disability<\/h2>\n<p>For a sick\/disability absence involving more than seven calendar days, employees must call Hartford, our STD insurance carrier, at <a href=\"tel:8665483101\">(866) 548-3101<\/a>. Hartford will provide employees with any paperwork required and confirm the next steps. Employees must also keep their supervisor advised of their anticipated return to work date.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"u-link-pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/STD_Request-Quick-Guide.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">View the Quick Guide to Requesting STD<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Report a return from Short-Term Disability<\/h2>\n<p>The department reporting a return to work for one of their employees\/members of your department will need to complete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/human-resources\/benefits\/leave-disability\/return-from-disability-workers-compensation-report\/\">this online form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Short-Term Disability (STD) pays all or part of a basic salary for an eligible individual who is absent from work due to illness or disability that is not related to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":8896,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16936","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<title>Short-Term Disability | University of Rochester Office of Human Resources<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Information for current University of Rochester employees regarding short-term disability (STD). 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