HR Glossary

What is Disability Insurance?

An employee benefit providing income replacement when an employee can't work due to illness, injury, or medical condition, typically structured as short-term disability (STD) covering weeks to months and long-term disability (LTD) covering months to years.

Why it matters in hiring

Disability Insurance comes up whenever teams compare candidates, set policy or report on people data. Getting the definition right keeps decisions consistent, which is the same reason springhire scores every applicant against the same criteria rather than on impression.

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