State Disability

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2005 State Disability Insurance Schedules

State

Which Employers Must Have Plans?
How is coverage provided?
What is the contribution rate to State Fund?
What are the weekly benefits?
When do benefits begin?
What is the maximum benefit period?

California
Employment Development Department
800 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916)653-0707

Employers of one or more employees and with a quarterly payroll of $100 or more.

Employers of domestic employees and with a quarterly payroll of $750 or more.

State administered state disability Insurance (SDI) Plan or self-insured Plan, which must exceed state plan benefits in at least one provision.

Employee:
*1.08% of first $79,418 of annual gross earnings ($857.71 yearly maximum).

*Employer: Optional, may elect to pay all or part of employee amount.

 

55% of average weekly earnings in highest quarter of Base Period.

Minimum: $50.00
Maximum: $840.00

Benefits payable for less than one week will be paid in increments of 1/7th of the weekly benefit

On eighth (8th) consecutive day of disability.
Fifty-two (52) weeks.

Six(6) weeks for paid family leaves.*
 
*Leaves taken prior to 7/1/04 are not compensable.

 

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State

Which Employers Must Have Plans?
How is coverage provided?
What is the contribution rate to State Fund?
What are the weekly benefits?
When do benefits begin?
What is the maximum benefit period?

Hawaii
Dept. of Labor & Industrial Relations
Disability Compensation Div.
830 Punch Bowl Street
Honolulu, HI 96813

(808)586-9188

Employers of one or more employees; employers of domestic employees and with a quarterly payroll of $225 or more
Hawaii does not administer a state plan but requires a minimum Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) Plan which may be one of the following: Insured, self-insured, or an approved collective bargaining agreement that provides sick leave & Disability benefits

Employee:
Up to one-half (1/2) of plan costs, but not more than 0.5% of average weekly earnings or $3.76 per week, whichever is less. (Taxable Wage Base = $752.44/wk)

Employer:
At least one-half (1/2) of plan costs, plus any additional costs, plus any additional costs not chargeable to employee.

58% of average weekly earnings;

Minimum: $14.00
*Maximum: $437.00

Benefits payable for less than one week will be paid in increments of 1/5th of the weekly benefit

On eighth (8th) consecutive day of disability
Twenty-six (26) weeks.

 

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State

Which Employers Must Have Plans?
How is coverage provided?
What is the contribution rate to State Fund?
What are the weekly benefits?
When do benefits begin?
What is the maximum benefit period?

New Jersey
Division of Disability Insurance Service
Department of Labor
CN387
Trenton, NJ 08625

(609)292-2681

Employers of one or more employees for at least thirty (30) days in a calendar year.

Minimum $1,000 annual payroll

State administered State Temporary Disability Benefits (TDB) Plan, an Insured Plan, or a self-insured Plan, which must at least equal the provisions of the state plan.

Eligible employees must have earned at least $103.00/wk for twenty (20) weeks during the Base Year ($5,200/Base Year) to receive benefits under the state plan

Employee:
0.5% of first $24,900 of annual earnings ($124.50/year)

Employer:
0.1% to 0.75% of the first $24,900 of annual earnings of each employee, depending on experience rating.

66-2/3% of average weekly wage.

Maximum: $470.00

Benefits payable for less than one week will be paid in increments of 1/7th of the weekly benefit.

On eighth (8th) consecutive day of disability (on first (1st) day if disability lasts longer than twenty-one (21) days)
Twenty-six (26) weeks or the period necessary for benefits to equal 1/3 of total wages in base year whichever is the lesser.

 

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State

Which Employers Must Have Plans?
How is coverage provided?
What is the contribution rate to State Fund?
What are the weekly benefits?
When do benefits begin?
What is the maximum benefit period?

New York
Disability benefits Bureau
Workers Compensation Bureau
180 Livingston Street
Brooklyn, NY 11248-0005

(800) 353-3092

Employers that have one or more employees for thirty (30) days in a calendar year
State Disability benefits Law (DBL) requires employers to provide an Insured or self-insured Plan meeting minimum State requirements.

Employee:
one-half of 1% (0.5%) of the first $120 of weekly wage up to a maximum of $0.60 per week.

Employer:
Balance of plan costs not covered by employee

50% of average weekly wage:

Minimum: $20.00
Maximum: $170.00

Benefits payable for less than one week will be paid in increments of the weekly benefit divided by the number of the EE's normal workdays per week.

On eighth (8th) consecutive day of disability
Not more than twenty-six (26) weeks during any Disability Period or during any consecutive period of 52 weeks.

 

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Which Employers Must Have Plans?
How is coverage provided?
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What are the weekly benefits?
When do benefits begin?
What is the maximum benefit period?

Puerto Rico
Bureau of Employment Security
Disability Insurance Program
Munoz Rivera Ave.
Halto Rey, PR 00918
(787)754-5353

Employers who have or have had one or more employees during any day of the current or preceding calendar year.
Public Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) Plan or a "private" Insured or self-insured Plan with benefits equal to at least the public plan benefits.
0.6% of first $9,000 of annual earnings. The contribution may be shared (i.e., 0.2% Employee + 0.4% Employer, or 0.3% Employee + 0.3% Employer).

65% of weekly earnings:

Minimum $12.00
Maximum $113.00
($55 maximum for agricultural workers.)

Benefits payable for less than one week will be paid in increments of 1/7th of the weekly benefit.

Additional benefits for death or dismemberment.

On eighth (8th) consecutive day of disability (or first day of hospitalization, if earlier.)
Not more than twenty-six (26) weeks during any Disability Period or during any consecutive period of fifty-two (52) weeks.

 

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Which Employers Must Have Plans?
How is coverage provided?
What is the contribution rate to State Fund?
What are the weekly benefits?
When do benefits begin?
What is the maximum benefit period?

Rhode Island
Dept. of Labor and Training
Temporary Disability Insurance
1511 Pontiac Ave.
Cranston, RI
02920-4407

(401) 462-8420 x28630

Note: Rhode Island does their annual changes in JULY.

Employers of one or more employees in the State of Rhode Island who earn more than $1,000 per calendar quarter

State administered State Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) only.
No Insured or Self-Insured Plans allowed.

Eligible employees must have earned at least $8,100 in 4 out of 5 preceding Base Period (BP) Quarters. If s/he did not, s/he must meet all of the following requirements:

  • Must have earned at least $1,350 in 1 of the BP Quarters; and
  • Must also have earned total BP Wages of at least 1 1/2 times the amount of the highest quarter earnings; and
  • Must also have earned total BP Wages of at least $2,700.00
  • Employee:
    1.5% of first $46,800 of annual earnings

    4.62% of total high Base Period quarter wages.

    Minimum: $63.00/wk
    Maximum: $588.00/wk

    Benefits payable for less than one week will be paid in increments of 1/5th of the weekly benefit.

    ** NOTE: EE's are eligible for an additional benefit of the greater of 7% of their weekly rate or $10.00 for each child under age 18 -- called "Dependent Award"

    On eighth (8th) consecutive day of disability (on first (1st) day, if disability lasts longer than twenty-eight (28) days or if disability caused a denial of unemployment compensation benefits.)
    Thirty (30) weeks in any Benefit Year.

     

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