Under the Workers' Compensation Act you have the right to compensation for periods of time that you cannot work due to your work related injury. This is called temporary total disability ("TTD"). This ...
The Superior Court addressed a rather convoluted fact pattern in determining whether an injured worker is entitled to a resumption of their temporary total disability benefits even though they have ...
Temporary disability is an important workers’ compensation benefit with some complex nuances. The purpose of temporary disability is to financially compensate an injured worker for lost wages due to ...
Claiming short-term and temporary disability is often complicated to navigate, yet it’s a position that millions find themselves in every year. Short-term disability is an insurance benefit that ...
"Applying the statute here, the Commission may review the wages the Department of Corrections paid to Walker following her ankle injury, and 'may make an award ending, diminishing or increasing [this] ...
The Fourth Appellate District annulled an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board and remanded. The court held that the board erred in awarding temporary disability benefits for periods of ...
When you have a temporary disability that prevents you from performing a specific job, you must disclose this to the employer since this will directly impact your career. That way, employers can ...