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If a car smashed into me and I couldn't code, my company wouldn't pay me either? Or are you talking about workmen's comp coverage?

• namdnay 5y ago
  In this case, driving a car is part of his job, so indeed it would be like having an industrial accident - your employer is going to cover you for a work accident
  • extra88 5y ago
    These gig job workers are classified as contractors, not employees (except where a judge or a local law says they must be employees). I don't know how, or if, workers' comp applies to contractors, I suspect it doesn't apply at all.
    • namdnay 5y ago
      Indeed, my initial question was rhetorical.
• extra88 5y ago
  > If a car smashed into me and I couldn't code, my company wouldn't pay me either? Mine would (not a company, a university). For the first two weeks, I'd use accrued Sick Time then switch to their Short-Term Disability that would cover 100% of my pay (for some positions with fewer years of service it would be 75%). Short-Term Disability coverage lasts for six months, beyond that my employer doesn't pay any salary replacement but I pay a few dollars a month for long-term disability insurance that would. I think the federal Family and Medical Leave Act only guarantees I can return to my job for 12 weeks but Massachusetts increases that to 20 weeks. By policy, my employer won't dismiss someone on Short-Term Disability (26 weeks) and may not beyond that either.