The Hawaii Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) law, enacted in 1969, requires employers to provide partial wage replacement insurance coverage to their eligible employees for non-work-related injury or sickness, including pregnancy. This means that if an employee is unable to work because of an off-the-job injury or sickness and the employee meets the qualifying conditions of the law, the disabled employee will be paid disability or sick leave benefits to partially replace the wages lost. TDI, however, does not include medical care.
To be eligible for TDI benefits, an employee must have at least 14 weeks of Hawaii employment during each of which the employee was paid for 20 hours or more and earned not less than $400 in the 52 weeks preceding the first day of disability. Contact an Aloha Insurance Representative today to learn more about Temporary Disability Insurance.