Unless there are other medical problems you cannot. Pregnancy is not a disability.
Depending on which country you live in there may be certain benefits you may apply for if you are pregnant. You need to check which may be applicable in your circumstances.
Your question can be interpreted in two ways, so I'll answer them both:
The first answer assumes you want to know how to apply for COVERAGE (as in, "How do I get a short term disability insurance policy?"). My advice is to contact an independent insurance broker in your area specializing in life and health lines of coverage (of which disability insurance is a subset) and ask them for quotes and advice. The National Association of Health Underwriters has a "find an agent" feature that may help in this (in related links).
The second answer assumes you want to know how to apply for BENEFITS (as in, "How do I file a short term disability claim with my existing disability insurance company?"). Most disability carriers make it very easy to file a claim on your policy. You should contact them to get the necessary paperwork, or if you went through a broker to buy your coverage you may want to talk to them instead. If you have coverage through your employer you should talk to your HR department or your supervisor on how to file a claim. Many group short term disability plans offer telephonic filing or online filing, which makes the process even easier.
You obtain a welfare cheque.
The California Pregnancy Disability Leave Law seems to apply. It provides up to 4 months of protected leave if your pregnancy prevents you from performing your job duties.
You can apply for disability benefits at your local social security office. You can also review the adult disability checklist and apply for disability benefits online.
If your disability is due to pregnancy and/or maternity leave you can now apply for NJ paid family leave. It pays the same amount as the NJ TDI plan for an additional 6 weeks so that you can bond with your baby.
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You can apply for disability once your doctor indicates you are not able to work.
Go to the SSA gov website and choose DISABILITY at the top in the middle of the page Social Security Disability Insurance Program Apply for disability benefits Apply Online for Disability Benefits
If you have short term disability insurance, your disability due to pregnancy complications would be covered.
Yes, if you are unable to work. ANSWER: Actually, if you are currently UNABLE to work, you can NOT apply for disability INSURANCE. You have to be actively at work to get insurance for disability.
Most likely not. Short term disability will cover disability due to pregnancy complications, but not for plain vanilla bed rest.
If it is directly related to your disability and that is included in your short term disability policy then yes it would be covered. But if it is just because you dont want to work due to your pregnancy than it will not be covered. Disability is just what it means that you are disabled.
Pregnancy disability leave begins when your doctor indicates that you are no longer able to perform the material duties of your full time occupation.
no their is not its normal to blead during pregnancy.