Who pays short term disability if a business partners with another business?
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Who pays short term disability if a business partners with another business?
I am scheduled for knee replacement surgery next month. My company may partner with another company to do our jobs and as of 3 months from now, I would become an employee of the new company (along with the rest of my co-workers). If I am already out on STD but not back to work, which I expect to be out for 8 weeks, is my current employer responsible for paying my STD 60% wages until my rehab is complete?
Asked on June 12, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states with respect to disability issues, one's employer at the time of the injury is responsible for the employee's disability with respect to any and all insurance issues regardless of what may transpire with that particular business after the injury has manifested with respect to other business operations.
Your current employer would be responsible for paying your short term disability regardless of what happens on a possible future partnership with another company.
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