For example, if an employee falls while walking on the factory floor and breaks his leg, he must prove that the workplace caused the fall. In other words, there must have been something on the floor to cause the employee to slip such as oil or metal shavings. If the employee's leg simply buckles on its own causing a fall, then the injury did not arise out of the employment and will not be covered. TTD is paid when the employee has not been able to return to employment due to physical restrictions assigned by a health care practitioner such as a doctor, podiatrist or chiropractor. Temporary partial disability is paid when the employee has returned to employment under temporary physical restrictions assigned by a health care practitioner, but is earning less than his average weekly wage.
Temporary disability is only payable when the injured employee is within the healing period.
The healing period ends when the employee reaches maximum medical improvement as opined by the health care practitioner. Temporary disability is no longer paid after the healing period has ended even if the employee continues to experience a wage loss. In addition to compensation, an injured employee is entitled to reasonable and necessary medical treatment designed to cure and relieve him from the effects of the injury. The employee has the right to choose two doctors or other health care practitioners. Referrals from one practitioner to another do not count as a separate choice.