Puerto Rico SINOT Temporary Disability and Maternity Paid Leave

What it offers

Puerto Rico DTRH describes SINOT as a temporary non-occupational disability insurance program that pays benefits to insured workers who lose wages because of a disability caused by an illness or injury that is not work-related and not from an automobile accident. Eligibility requires being unable to work because of a covered non-work-related illness or injury, treatment by an authorized physician or chiropractor, and at least $150 in wages in insured employment during the base year. DTRH says the minimum weekly benefit is $12 and the maximum is $55 weekly for the agricultural phase and $113 weekly for the industrial phase, payable while disability lasts up to 26 weeks in a consecutive 52-week period. DTRH says SINOT includes job-reservation and employment-guarantee provisions for disabled workers, can cover pregnancy complications when other SINOT requirements are met, and is funded through a 0.60% wage contribution up to $9,000 per calendar year with the worker share capped at 0.30%. This record should not be interpreted as a paid family caregiving leave program for caring for another person.

Questions that decide eligibility

GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:

1. 01

   Does the person receiving care live in Puerto Rico?

   Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.

2. 02

   Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?

3. 03

   Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?

4. 04

   Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name.

   Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.

5. 05

   What documents do you need from us to start an application?

6. 06

   Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?