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 ...

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 ...

Short-term medical disability insurance replaces a portion of your income if you are temporarily unable to work after a qualifying temporary illness or injury. Eligibility and coverage depend on your ...

On July 29, 2019, the Florida First District Court of Appeals addressed two workers’ compensation cases involving temporary disability benefits—one involving pre-industrial accident wage losses due to ...

Workers' compensation programs compensate employees injured on the job. During the workers' compensation process, a doctor assigns an injured employee a disability rating. This rating represents a ...

When workers suffer injuries on the job, or sustain illness or injury away from the job that result in absence from work, in some cases disability or workers' compensation benefits are available.

"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] ...