Temporary Disability

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Temporary Disability: Workers' Compensation

What is Temporary Disability?

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    Temporary disability benefits compensate you for lost wages while you cannot work due to your work-related injury. In California, temporary disability benefits are paid at two-thirds of your weekly wage. You can be entitled to up to $1300.00 per week depending on your wage for up to two year. 

  • What can I expect?

    Temporary disability pays two-thirds of the gross (pre-tax) wages you lose while you are recovering from a job injury. However, you cannot receive more than the maximum weekly amount set by law. You should report to the claims administrator all forms of income you receive from work, including wages, food, lodging, tips, commissions, overtime and bonuses. You should also report earnings from work you did at other jobs at the time you were injured.


    TD payments begin when your doctor says you can't do your usual work for more than three days or you get hospitalized overnight. Payments must be made every two weeks. Generally, TD stops when you return to work, or when the doctor releases you for work, or says your injury has improved as much as it's going to.

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  • What are temporary disability benefits?

    Temporary disability (TD) benefits are payments you get if you lose wages because your injury prevents you from doing your usual job while recovering.

  • Are there different types of TD benefits?

    There are two types of TD benefits. If you cannot work at all while recovering, you receive temporary total disability (TTD) benefits. If you can't work your full schedule while recovering, you receive temporary partial disability benefit (TPD) payments.

  • What about TTD payments for low-wage workers?

    Any employee with earnings is entitled to TTD benefits. TTD payments will be paid at two-thirds the injured worker's wages at time of injury. There are the minimum and maximum rates for these benefits. Please consult the benefits chart for current rates.

  • When does TD start and stop?

    TD payments begin when your doctor says you can't do your usual work for more than three days or you get hospitalized overnight. Payments must be made every two weeks. Generally, TD stops when you return to work, or when the doctor releases you for work, or says your injury has improved as much as it's going to. If you were injured after Apr. 19, 2004, your TD payments won't last more than 104 weeks within a period of 2 years from the first payment for most injuries. If you were injured after Jan. 1, 2008, your TD payments won't last more than 104 weeks within a period of 5 years from the date of your injury. Payments for a few long-term injuries such as severe burns or chronic lung disease can go longer than 104 weeks. TD payments for these injuries can continue for up to 240 weeks of payment within a five-year period.

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