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Businesses covered by a statutory NYS disability and Paid Family Leave benefits insurance policy and applying for a permit, license or contract from a government entity in NYS will request that their insurer provide a Certificate of Insurance Coverage Disability and Paid Family Leave Benefits (Form DB-120.1) to that government entity as proof that the business is covered by a New York State disability and Paid Family Leave benefits insurance policy. Only insurance carriers licensed to write NYS disability and Paid Family Leave benefits insurance policies and their licensed NYS agents are authorized to issue Form DB-120.1. Insurance brokers are NOT authorized to issue it.

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If you are an insurance carrier licensed to write statutory NYS disability and Paid Family Leave benefits insurance policies, please send an email to Certificates@wcb.ny.gov and indicate who you are, your position within the insurance carrier, and the specific insurance carrier that has the NYS disability and Paid Family Leave benefits insurance policy and is issuing Form DB-120.1.

If you are a licensed insurance AGENT that is authorized to write NYS disability and Paid Family Leave benefits insurance policies please send an email to Certificates@wcb.ny.gov and indicate who you are, your AGENT license number (including the letters in front of your license number), and the specific insurance carrier that issued the NYS disability and Paid Family Leave benefits insurance policy.

If you are not an insurance carrier or one of their licensed agents with binding authority to underwrite statutory NYS disability and Paid Family Leave benefits insurance policies, then your client should check with their NYS disability benefits insurance carrier for this form.

If you are suddenly unable to work for an extended period because of illness, injury or accident, long-term-disability insurance can save the day. Rich LaSalle/Getty Images hide caption

"It won't happen to me." Maybe that sentiment explains the attitude of many employees toward long-term-disability insurance, which pays a portion of your income if you are suddenly unable to work for an extended period because of illness, injury or accident.

Sixty-five percent of respondents surveyed this year by LIMRA, an association of financial services and insurance companies, say that most people need disability insurance. But the figure shrank to 48 percent when people were asked whether they believe they personally need it. The proportion shriveled to 20 percent when people were asked whether they actually have disability insurance.

Benefits consultants agree that although long-term-disability coverage lacks the novelty appeal of some other benefits that companies are offering these days (Hello, pet insurance!), but it can prove much more valuable in the long run.

If you become disabled because of accident, injury or illness, long-term-disability insurance typically pays 50 percent to 60 percent of your income, while you're unable to work. The length of time the policy pays varies; some policies pay until you reach age 65.

However, as employers continue to shift the cost of various benefits onto workers' shoulders, long-term-disability insurance is no exception. Increasingly, they're offering the coverage as a "voluntary" benefit, meaning employees pay the entire premium.

This is a strict definition of disability. Social Security program rules assume that working families have access to other resources to provide support during periods of short-term disabilities, including workers' compensation, insurance, savings and investments.

Credit insurance is optional insurance that make your auto payments to your lender in certain situations, such as if you die or become disabled. When you are applying for your auto loan, you may be asked if you want to buy credit insurance.

Before deciding to buy credit insurance, think about your choices and about the cost of this insurance. If you add credit insurance to your loan, this increases your loan amount and you will pay additional interest.

If a lender tells you that you'll only get the loan if you buy the optional credit insurance, you can submit a complaint to your state attorney general , your state insurance commissioner , or the Federal Trade Commission .

If you decide you need insurance, there may be cheaper ways for you to obtain coverage than to buy credit insurance and add it to your auto loan. For example, life insurance may be less expensive than credit life insurance and allow your family to pay off other expenses in addition to your auto loan.

Paid time off would be covered by the same rights and protections afforded to employees under the Paid Family Leave Law, including the right to keep health insurance and the right to be reinstated to the same job (or a comparable one) when the employee returns from leave.

Employers are prohibited from discriminating or retaliating against employees for requesting or taking Paid Family Leave. An employee must submit their completed request for Paid Family Leave within 30 days of the start of their leave to avoid losing benefits. Until an employee's Paid Family Leave is approved by their employer's insurance carrier, the employee is not considered to be on Paid Family Leave, and it will be up to the employer to determine how to treat the time off.

Despite the effectiveness of bariatric surgery, both with respect to weight loss and improvements in obesity-related co-morbidities, it remains underused. Only 1% of the currently eligible population undergoes surgical treatment for obesity, with roughly 228,000 individuals receiving bariatric surgery in the United States each year. Several barriers to bariatric surgery have been identified, including limited patient and referring physician knowledge and attitudes regarding the effectiveness and safety of bariatric surgery. However, the role of insurance coverage and benefit design as a barrier to access to care has received less attention to date. Bariatric surgery is cost-effective compared with nonsurgical treatments among individuals with extreme obesity and type 2 diabetes. While it may not result in cost savings among all bariatric surgery eligible patients, for certain patient subgroups, bariatric surgery may be cost neutral compared with traditional treatment options. In addition, longer-term outcomes of bariatric surgery suggest decreased or stable costs in the long run. The purpose of this review paper was to synthesize the existing knowledge on why bariatric surgery remains largely underused in the United States with a focus on health insurance benefits and design. In addition, the review discusses the applicability of value-based insurance design to bariatric surgery. Value-based insurance design has been previously applied to bariatric surgery coverage with use of incentive-based cost-sharing adjustments. Its application could be further extended because the postoperative clinical outcomes and costs vary among the different subgroups of bariatric surgery eligible patients.

This optional benefit provides you with a portion of your monthly insurance salary if illness or injury keeps you from working. For complete information on coverage for Texas Income Protection Plan (TIPP) long-term disability insurance, please visit the TIPP website.

Workers' Compensation laws apply to almost all employers. Workers' compensation is a form of insurance that provides financial assistance, medical care and other benefits for employees who are injured or disabled on the job. Except for federal government employees and certain other groups of employees, workers' Compensation laws are administered at the state level.

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law designed to help workers balance job and family responsibilities by giving employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year for specific reasons, including a serious health condition or to care for an immediate family member who has a serious health condition. During FMLA leave, employers must continue employee health insurance benefits and, upon completion of the leave, restore employees to the same or equivalent positions.

At Automatic Data Processing Insurance Agency, Inc. (ADPIA) can help, we offer access to disability insurance coverage. By connecting you with nationally recognized carriers to provide cost-effective options customized to meet the needs of your business.

Your cost for long-term disability coverage is based on your age, whether you pay into Social Security, Benefit Salary, and whether or not you are eligible for disability coverage through any State of Georgia retirement plan. LTD premiums are paid with after-tax dollars. These benefits are not considered taxable income. If you have any questions about eligibility or how the short-term and long-term disability insurance plans work, call The Standard at 1-888-641-7186. New Hires that elect LTD during their initial enrollment period are not required to furnish Evidence of Insurability.

Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 105 indicates that STD benefits, as sick pay, are to be included in the gross income of employees if the employer pays part or all of the premium for the STD coverage. In these situations, the STD disability benefits received by the employee are subject to federal taxation. The State of Colorado pays the entire STD insurance premium which means that the STD benefits received are 100% taxable to the employee.

If you're currently a member of the CalPERS Health Program, you must meet specific requirements to continue your health insurance coverage into retirement, or maintain the right to re-enroll in the future after retirement.

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