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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes there is STD available to feds, but of course you had to buy into it before. It’s actually a great option that wasn’t available decades ago.

I’m sorry you’re in this situation but you can’t blame the employer. They’ve been as lenient as they can be.

Can you go back remote or part time? [/quote]

A great option? It is incredibly expensive due to adverse selection. The only people that buy it are people that are pretty sure they're going to use it.

[b]Short-term disability really should be part of the standard compensation package that is subsidized by employers. [/b]In the case of federal employees, I think the problem is that there are a lot of long-time employees with very large sick leave banks. They don't need short-term disability. But younger people do.[/quote]
I agree, but many Gov branches (Fed, State, Local) are [b]50 years behind in their approach to providing appropriate benefits.[/b] Many school systems do not offer disability benefits either or the waiting period is a month long.

These orgs are still relying on sick leave to provide coverage for employees when they are ill. That may have been a good idea in the 1960s when many women quit work once they got married or became pregnant. Men died after their heart attack. And most people retired around 50 after working for 30 years.[/quote]

I don't know PP. I guess you can always ask for more but, personally, I think govt' benefits' been more than fair and incredibly generous to its workers. But, yes, you can still ask for more if you feel not enough. [/quote]
Do you really think not providing disability benefits is “incredibly generous”? Do you know that it can take months to recover from a stroke? [/quote]

Well, that's why you have SL and AL. Even new workers get 1 day (4 SL and 4AL) every week. I think that's incredibly generous. If not enough, you can always leave. [/quote]

Every OTHER week. That is not incredibly generous these days. It should be the bare minimum. Many feds have sought employment with the government because they are willing to trade the salaries of private industry for job security and decent benefits. [/quote]

Yes every other week. We all understood the benefits before we signed up. The job security and decent benefits (mostly) have not changed. Again, you can always leave if you feel privates offer you better. It’s just never enough with some people. [/quote]
The PP I responded to obviously doesn’t understand the benefits because they thought feds get 4 hours of annual leave every week. I am not a fed but I do think every job should offer the opportunity to purchase short and long term disability insurance. The safety net in this country is so tenuous, the least we can do is have an easy way to BUY some peace of mind. [/quote]

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