How long is the waiting period for short-term disability benefits?
• STD provides disability benefits normally beginning after an employee is absent from work for more than 20 hours in a 7-calendar day period, and cannot continue to work. Applicable leave (annual, sick, compensatory, family personal) must be used during the waiting period or LWOP. The waiting period is waived if the VSDP determines that the employee’s condition is catastrophic or major chronic.
