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What Is TDI?
TDI, like workers' compensation and unemployment insurance programs,
is a "wage replacement" program. This means if you are unable to work
because of an off-the-job sickness or injury and you meet the qualifying
conditions of the law, you will be paid disability or sick leave benefits
to partially replace the wages you lost. TDI does not include medical
care.
Your employer must provide TDI, or sick leave benefits, when you are
unable to work because of a disability. The State does not pay TDI
benefits; it makes sure that every employer covered by the law provides
benefits for the employer's employees. If your employer does not provide
the benefits, report this immediately to the nearest TDI office.
(excerpts from the State of Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial
Relations Disability Compensation Division, "What Is TDI?" brochure)
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