human resource question about Fmla and short term disability??

Question

My job offers short term disability which I pay for from each paycheck but also we have fmla (unpaid) Do they have to be used at the same time?

OR can I put a claim in for short term disability and start my fmla (12 weeks) the following week?

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I had short term disability and it's a calculated  pay regardless of your sick/vacation benefits for the MEDICAL part of your leave, but it excludes the first 2 weeks you're out. The medical part of maternity leave is typically 4-6 weeks vaginal and 6-8 weeks c section. So I got paid a percentage of my salary for 4 weeks. The rest of the FMLA leave is considered family leave but not medically necessary so there's no coverage for that. So it depends on your employer and policy coverage, but that's how mine works (our employer uses AFLAC for short term disability insurance)

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You'd have to contact HR because where I live I have to use all my sick time and all of my PTO before I can even use short term disability.

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You need to contact your human resources department...

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I am not in Human Resources but as t was explained by my HR lady, they are used at the same time. Fmla is what is keeping your job there for you, for when you get back. Short term disability is just the payment but your employer is not required to keep your job for you.