Temporary disability

• Author: David L. Pollak/Roger A. Tolman, Jr./Monika R. Reyes
• Pages: 349-396

TEMPORARY

DISABILITY

7-1

CHAPTER 7

TEMPORARY DISABILITY

I. GENERAL POINTS

§7:01 Def‌inition

II. CONTINUED WAGE PAYMENTS

A. Wage Loss Is a Pre-Requisite for TD

§7:10 The Herrera Case

§7:11 Minimum Rate per LC §4453

§7:12 No TD Where Retirement From the Entire Workforce Is Proven

§7:13 Continued Outside Income

B. Employer’s Right to Lien or Credit

§7:20 Lien Rights

§7:21 Credit for Sums Paid in Lieu of Wage for Disability

§7:22 Overpayment of TD, Credit Rights Against PD

§7:23 Credit Against TD for Severance Package

III. PERIOD OF DISABILITY

§7:29 Statutory Time Limits Prior to 4/19/04

§7:30 Statutory Time Limits After 4/19/04

§7:31 Temporary Disability Beyond Five Years — Limits on Board Jurisdiction

§7:32 New and Temporary Disability

§7:33 TD Periods Generally, and Burden of Proof on Ending Them

§7:34 Three-Day Waiting Period

§7:35 Liability for Ongoing Temporary Disability and Petition to Terminate

§7:36 Lay Evidence Suff‌icient — Cordes

§7:37 Effect of Receipt of SDI/UCD From EDD

§7:38 Reserved

§7:39 Compare Gradual Worsening: Insidious Disease Process

§7:40 Effect of Missing Time From Work for Medical Treatment

§7:41 Status During Diagnostic Procedures

§7:42 Refusal of Treatment or Employment

§7:43 Ability to Return to Modif‌ied Work or Activities

§7:44 Return to Sporadic Work — The “Odd-Lot” Doctrine — Titsworth, Stroer

§7:45 Effect of Retirement: Public Off‌icers

§7:46 Effect of Incarceration

§7:47 Retroactive TD Owed Where Medical Treatment Unreasonably Denied

IV. COMPUTATION OF INDEMNITY: COMPENSATION RATES

§7:70 General Discussion

§7:71 Statutory TTD Maximums

§7:72 Statutory TTD Minimums

§7:73 Current Rate Applicable to Payment Two Years After Injury

TEMPORARY

DISABILITY

California Workers’ Compensation 7-2

§7:74 Special Compensation Rate: Newsboys and Household Workers

§7:75 Special Compensation Rates for Law Enforcement and Firef‌ighting Personnel

§7:76 Special Compensation Rates for State Civil Servants and Off‌icers

§7:77 Other Special Compensation Rates

V. EARNING CAPACITY: “AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS”

§7:90 General

§7:91 General Statutory Purpose — Montana

§7:92 Overtime and Fringe Benef‌its Included in Calculation of AWE

§7:93 Selection of Method

§7:94 Estimated Length of Employment

§7:95 Multiple Employment

§7:96 Elements of Earning Capacity

§7:97 Explained Low Earnings

§7:98 Short Time Employee

§7:99 Seasonal Employee

§7:100 Earnings History

§7:101 Employer Testimony — Arguello

§7:102 Different Factors in Temporary and Permanent Disability Rates

§7:103 Time of Injury

§7:104 Post-Injury Developments, Raises — Kyllonen

§7:105 Minors and Students

§7:106 Incarcerated Inmates

VI. TEMPORARY DISABILITY INDEMNITY

§7:120 Commencement of Liabilit y

§7:121 Administrative Duties Upon First Payment of Temporary Disability Indemnity

§7:122 10% Increment for Payment After 14 Days of Knowledge of Injury and Disability

§7:123 Payment by Appropriate Instrument

§7:124 Forgery No Excuse

§7:125 Not to Attorney or Agent

VII. TEMPORARY PARTIAL DISABILITY

§7:130 Computing Temporary Partial Disability Indemnit y

§7:131 Compare Apportionment

§7:132 Compare No Employment Offer and “Odd-Lot” Employment

VIII. APPORTIONMENT OF TEMPORARY DISABILITY

§7:140 No Appor tionment of Disability — Granado

§7:141 Compare Apportionment of Liabilit y

IX. TERMINATION OF TEMPORARY DISABILITY BENEFITS

§7:150 Continuing TD Awards — Maples

§7:151 Petitions to Terminate

§7:152 Board Action Without Objection

§7:153 Board Action Upon Objections — Expedited Hearings

§7:154 “Interim Orders”

§7:155 Constitutionality of Board Procedures

§7:156 Fee Award on Denial of Petition to Terminate

§7:157 Employer’s Duties Upon Termination of Temporary Disability

FORM (ON DIGITAL ACCESS ONLY)

7.1 Petition to Terminate Liability for Temporary Disability Indemnity (DWC WCAB Form 46)

TEMPORARY

DISABILITY

7-3 Temporary Disability §7:11

I. GENERAL POINTS

§7:01 Def‌inition

Τηε τερµ τεµποραρψ δισαβιλιτψ (Τ∆) ρεφερσ το τηε ηεαλινγ περιοδ διρεχτλψ φολλοωινγ αν ινδυστριαλ ινϕυρψ δυρινγ ωηιχη

    

 

    

    Αλλιεδ

Χοµπ. Ινσ. Χο. ϖ. ΙΑΧ (Ετκινσ)  



 

διστινχτιον βετωεεν τεµποραρψ ανδ περµανεντ δισαβιλιτψ ασ φολλοωσ:

   





−





Χαλιφορνια Μεδιχινε



    





II. CONTINUED WAGE PAYMENTS

A. Wage Loss Is a Pre-Requisite for TD

§7:10 The Herrera Case

    

Ηερρερα ϖ. ΩΧΑΒ    

    

   

 



Ηερρερα χασε ιν

Τοοτελλ ϖ. ΣΧΙΦ  





Ηερρερα ηε ωασ παιδ φυλλ ωαγεσ βψ



§7:11 Minimum Rate per LC §4453

  



    

  

