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Disability Benefits (time lost from work)
If you are temporarily unable to perform any work as a result of your injury you will receive Temporary Total Disability benefits (TTD). In order to qualify TTD benefits you must be completely disabled from work by your authorized treating physician. These benefits are not payable during the first seven days of your disability, the waiting period. If you are still disabled on the eighth day you will receive benefits based on 66 and two-thirds percent of your average weekly wages. These benefits are non-taxable. If you miss 21 days or more you will be reimbursed the waiting period.
The county provides an additional benefit to employees not mandated by the workers’ compensation law, called Injury Time (I-Time). The intent of I-Time is to provide a paid benefit to employees who have incurred a work-related injury and are unable to work, but are not yet eligible for disability benefits due to the waiting period.
I-Time is available only for the first seven days immediately following the date of injury, including the date of injury, of a work-related injury, not to exceed 40 hours for a single compensable injury. I-Time may be used for doctor’s appointments or disability from work within the first seven days following the injury. If you begin missing time from work beyond the 7-day waiting period, you are not entitled to I-Time benefits.
Stay at Work Program
When appropriate, your treating clinician may outline functional limitiations to aid in your recovery. These limitations will be communicated to the nurse case manager, who will notify your supervisor. Following each visit to your treating clinician you should report back to your supervisor.
The county will make every effort to provide you with modified/transitional duty work when appropriate during your recovery. If you are able to perform modified/transitional duty but are temporarily unable to earn at least 80 percent of your full wages you may receive Temporary Partial Disability benefits (TPD). TPD benefits will continue until you are able to earn at least 80 percent of your full wages or you reach Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI). TPD benefits are calculated based on a formula using your current earnings and your average weekly wage. If you have questions, your adjuster can provide specific details on how TPD is calculated.
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