What does STDL stand for?

In a 7-2 decision authored by Justice Souter (with Justice Ginsberg and Justice Breyer dissenting), the Court held that an employer does not necessarily violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) when it pays pension benefits calculated in part based on an accrual rule – in use prior to the PDA's enactment – that gives less retirement credit for pregnancy than for short-term disability leave.

Oftentimes, many short-term disability leaves can run concurrently with family medical leaves, and so employers look to us to run the programs in the best way possible," Krzeminski says.

And not all states allow women to take short-term disability leave to cover pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery.

John McCauley was diagnosed with cancer during his employment with Sotheby's Service Corporation and took short-term disability leave.

Employees on short-term disability leaves don't stay out of work as long if their disability claims to insurers are reported quickly, according to a study by Cigna Group Insurance.