Offer equitable access to paid family leave

The value of an employee benefits package plays a pivotal role in attracting and retaining talent. Today’s employees want benefits that help to keep them and their families thriving, no matter what life brings. With this in mind, you can add our unique paid leave benefit rider to Guardian Short Term Disability (STD) plans, making paid family leave available to your employees across the US. 

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43% of employees say it’s extremely important to them to have paid parental, family, or medical leave.¹

Benefits of offering employees expanded access to paid family leave

  • Maximize productivity and efficiency 

    Paid leave results in positive effects toward worker productivity, morale, job satisfaction, and reduced job turnover.²

  • Support employee financial and mental well-being

    Paid leave allows employees to rest, recover from illness, and handle personal matters without the stress of financial loss.³

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Learn more about how Guardian Group Disability Insurance can help support your workforce

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1 Paid Leave – National Partnership for Women & Families 

2, 3 The Case for Offering Paid Leave: Benefits to the Employer, Employee, and Society — Compensation & Benefits Review, 2023 

*This rider is the most widely available of its type, covering 32+ states across the US. 

Guardian Group Short Term Disability Insurance is underwritten and issued by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, New York, NY. Products are not available in all states. Policy limitations and exclusions apply. Optional riders and/or features may incur additional costs. Generic Policy Form # GP-1-STD-15. The state approved form is the governing document. 

Wellthy, Inc. (“Wellthy”) is a vendor to The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (“Guardian”). Wellthy and Guardian are not affiliated entities. Wellthy provides a care coordinator to integrate separately retained caregiver resources (e.g., senior care, childcare, etc.) for the benefit of a member or their permitted dependents (“services”). Guardian does not control or provide any part of the services and does not bear any liability for their provision. This informational resource is not a contract and is for illustrative purposes only. Only the policy contains applicable terms. Guardian and Wellthy reserve the right to discontinue services at any time without notice. Services may not be available in all states. ©2025 The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.