You can take short term disability
You can use short term disability option on medical. Ck on targetpayandbenefits.com.
No, I have not. I did read it. Spot gives it to tms at no costs.
I have. You will be paid 60% of your usual pay and will have to continue to pay for any benefits that you have deducted from your paycheck. I think it is for 6 weeks and then long term kicks in if you have it. It is helpful, easily applied for, easily managed. The hardest part will be getting back on the schedule once your LOA is over, but that isn't due to the short term disability pay. Those wages are also taxable.
I like that short-term is there without having to pay into it.
It did for me... I honestly think that was due to our having a poor HR-ETL. They really don't know much about how LOA works... good at getting new hires on board, but not really good once you actually work in the store. I ended up making lots of phone calls, arrangements with other ETL's, etc. That should not have been on me. My paycheck was quite low as it based on average hours which, because the timing was after the annual hours purge, were low. I ended up having to take out a personal loan to pay bills.
Interestingly, I moved to the front end during my recovery/restrictions. I thought it would surely be the end of me, but I was completely wrong. It is very different from working on the floor, but much more interesting, variable, and waaay less drama and while there is stress it is not typically due to leadership. I opted to stay at the front end and I really like it and think my salesfloor experiences and knowledge make me a really good front of store tm. It also gives me a lot more options when needing to fill in hours.
Yes, this is 100% dependent on your HR-ETL. Mine thankfully is on the ball so I've never had an issue.
Oops... I mean 1st quarter 🤣
You're saying that your time away ended up changing your average hours?
No. My surgery was after 1st quarter, which meant that there were fewer hours available so my average hours dropped.
