Archive: James Giles
Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) provides workers with wage replacement while they recover from a serious medical condition. Proponents of a national paid leave program argue that these benefits allow workers to adjust to health shocks and return to the workforce, reducing reliance on Social Security Disability Insurance (DI). Yet, TDI could also encourage DI application…
The brief’s key findings are: Disability insurance programs, such as Social Security’s SSDI, are designed to provide income yet maintain work incentives. Policymakers need to know what design features most effectively balance these twin goals. State and local programs can be used to study this question because their eligibility rules and benefits vary widely. A…
