State disability
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In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, there are several states and one commonwealth that provide statutory disability
Disability
A disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some combination of these.Many people would rather be referred to as a person with a disability instead of handicapped...

 programs, commonly known as "disability insurance". They are funded by mandatory contributions of employees (optionally covered by employers). Employees' contributions are federal tax-deductible. Details differ, depending on the state.

States with statutory disability plans

  • California
    California
    California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

     — State Disability Insurance
    State Disability Insurance
    California State Disability Insurance is a statutory state disability program of the State of California for short-term disability income replacement...

     and Paid Family Leave (Family Temporary Disability Insurance)
  • Hawaii
    Hawaii
    Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

     — Hawaii Temporary Disability Insurance http://hawaii.gov/labor/dcd/abouttdi.shtml
  • New Jersey
    New Jersey
    New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

     — New Jersey Temporary Disability Insurance http://www.nj.gov/labor/tdi/tdiindex.html
  • New York
    New York
    New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

     — New York Disability Benefits Law
    New York Disability Benefits Law
    New York Disability Benefits Law is a state disability insurance program designed to provide employees with some level of income replacement in case of disability caused off-the-job.-Eligibility:...

     http://www.wcb.state.ny.us/content/main/offthejob/wc03016.htm
  • Rhode Island
    Rhode Island
    The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

     — Rhode Island Temporary Disability Insurance http://www.dlt.ri.gov/tdi/

Commonwealths with statutory disability plans

  • Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

     — Puerto Rico Disability Insurance

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