YES. If you are out of work for more than 7 days related to a workers’ compensation injury, then you are entitled to receive wage loss benefits (temporary disability) for the time you miss from work up to a maximum of 400 weeks. Temporary disability benefits are calculated at 70% of your average weekly wage subject to a minimum and maximum amount. These benefits are paid tax-free.
These benefits are provided during the period when a worker is unable to work and is under active medical care. Benefits are usually terminated when the worker is released to return to work in some capacity and/or if he or she has reached maximum medical improvement (MMI). MMI is a term that is used when additional treatment will no longer improve the medical condition of the injured worker.
If you being kept out of work by a doctor related to your work injury and are not receiving wage loss benefits to support you and your family, call the attorneys at Pietras Saracino Smith & Meeks, LLP now.