Short-term disability

Get paid while you recover.

Short-term disability can offer up to 25 weeks of pay when you can't work due to illness, injury, pregnancy or surgery. Full-time hourly, salaried, and truck drivers are automatically enrolled at no cost. Eligibility and state variations apply.

Full-time hourly associates

Receive up to 50% of your average

weekly wages for up to 25 weeks or

elect theenhanced plan to receive 60%.

Salaried associates

Receive up to 100% of your pay for

the first six (6)weeks, then 75%

for up to an additional 19 weeks.

Over the Road (OTR) drivers

Receive up to 75%

of your average day’s pay

for up to 25 weeks.

Full time hourly

Salaried and driver

State and local benefits

When coverage begins

Short-Term Disability – Basic Plan

If you’re a full-time hourly associate: Coverage is effective 12 months from your date of hire.
If you’re a full-time hourly vision center (Walmart) or optical (Sam’s Club) manager: Coverage is effective as of your date of hire.

Short-Term Disability – Enhanced Plan

If you’re a full-time hourly associate: Coverage is effective 12-months from your date of hire if you enroll during your initial election period. If you enroll later, during Annual Enrollment or as the result of an election change event, coverage will be effective 12-months from the date you enrolled. of the election change event.
If you’re a full-time hourly vision center (Walmart) or optical (Sam’s Club) manager: Coverage is effective as of your date of hire if you enroll during your initial election period. If you elect coverage outside of the initial election period, there will be a 12-month waiting period for coverage to begin as of the date you enroll.

You can only add or drop short-term disability during Annual Enrollment or if you have an election change event, like a marriage or a birth.

Filing a short-term disability claim

To file your claim, go to mySedgwick.com/Walmart

In most cases, disability claims must be filed within 90 days. A filing delay could result in the denial of your claim.
Once you’ve filed your claim, review the initial packet sent by Sedgwick which includes necessary information and instructions for next steps.

Hourly disability pay

Pay replacement following the waiting period

The basic plan replaces 50% of your average weekly wage for up to 25 weeks after a waiting period of seven (7) calendar days, with no weekly maximum for most associates.
The enhanced plan replaces 60% of your average weekly wage for up to 25 weeks after a waiting period of seven (7) calendar days, with no weekly maximum for most associates.

If you work in New York, there is a weekly maximum of $6,000.

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If your disability is due to pregnancy, the maternity benefit replaces 100% of your average weekly wage for up to nine (9) weeks after a waiting period of seven (7) calendar days.
If you experience medical complications during pregnancy or post-partum and you have exhausted the maternity benefit, you will then be paid based your short-term disability basic or enhanced plan for an additional 16 weeks.

When coverage begins

Coverage is effective as of your date of hire.

Filing a short-term disability claim

To file your claim, go to mySedgwick.com/Walmart

Short-term disability claims must be filed within 90 days. A filing delay could result in the denial of your claim.
Once you’ve filed your claim, review the initial packet sent by Sedgwick which includes necessary information and instructions for next steps.

Salaried and driver disability pay

For salaried associates: The short-term disability plan replaces 100% of your base pay for up to six weeks after a waiting period of seven (7) calendar days and 75% of your base pay for up to 19 additional weeks.
For driver associates: The driver short-term disability plan replaces 75% of your average day’s pay for up to 25 weeks, after a waiting period of seven (7) calendar days.

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If you’re a salaried associate and your disability is due to pregnancy:

The maternity benefit replaces 100% of your base pay for up to nine (9) weeks after a waiting period of seven (7) calendar days.
If you experience medical complications during pregnancy or post-partum and have exhausted the maternity benefit, the plan replaces 75% of your base pay for up to an additional 16 weeks.

If you’re a driver , and your disability is due to pregnancy:

The maternity benefit replaces 100% of your average day’s pay for up to nine (9) weeks after a waiting period of seven (7) calendar days.
If you experience medical complications during pregnancy or post-partum and have exhausted the maternity benefit, the plan replaces 75% of your average day’s pay for up to an additional 16 weeks.

Legally mandated disability plans

Legally mandated disability plans: Applicable in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington D.C. and Washington state.

Disability claims filed in New Jersey and New York must be submitted to Sedgwick within 30 days of the date your disability begins.
Disability claims filed in Hawaii must be submitted to Sedgwick within 90 days of the date your disability begins.
If you are an hourly full-time associate and work in California, Hawaii, New Jersey, or Rhode Island, you are not eligible for Walmart’s short-term disability coverage because the state in which you work has legally mandated disability plans. You may still be eligible for the maternity benefit under the Walmart short-term disability basic plan.
In Hawaii, New York and New Jersey, Sedgwick will forward claims to Lincoln, which administers the statutory plans in these states.

If you work in Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington state, or Washington, D.C., you are eligible to participate in a Walmart short-term disability plan. Sedgwick will reduce your disability benefits by the amount you are eligible to receive from your legally mandated benefits. You should file a claim with Sedgwick in addition to filing with your state or locality within 90 days of the date your disability begins. Contact Sedgwick at mySedgwick.com/Walmart or call 800-492-5678 for more information and help.

Filing a claim?

Contact Sedgwick at mySedgwick.com/Walmart or call 800-492-5678.

VISIT MYSEDGWICK

See the 2025 Associate Benefits Book for more information about your benefits and eligibility. It will control over any conflicting information on this page.

Need help?

For claims help, call Sedgwick at 800-492-5678.
Chat with a People Services Representative at One.Walmart.com/BenefitsChat or call 1-800-421-1362.

Short-term disability

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If you’re a salaried associate and your disability is due to pregnancy:

If you’re a driver , and your disability is due to pregnancy:

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Short-term disability

Maternity

Maternity

If you’re a salaried associate and your disability is due to pregnancy:

If you’re a driver , and your disability is due to pregnancy:

Need help?

Division Homepages

Support

Brands

Corporate Sites

Social Accounts

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