deadline or time limit on when a claim or other petition can be filed.
statue of limitations
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supersedeas
a procedure where an employer asks a Judge to suspend an employee’s workers’ compensation benefits in whole or in part while their case is litigated.
supplemental agreement
a form signed by an injured worker to suspend, modify or reinstate his/her workers’ compensation benefits.
suspension
to temporarily stop workers’ compensation benefits because the injured worker was able to return to work at no wage loss but is not fully recovered from the work injury.
termination
to stop workers’ compensation benefits.
total disability
when an injured worker is unable to perform his/her job which results in a total loss of earning power.
TPD
abbreviation for temporary partial disability. These initials are typically found on checks or check stubs issued by the workers’ compensation insurance carrier.
TTD
abbreviation for temporary total disability. These initials are typically found on checks or check stubs issued by the workers’ compensation insurance carrier.
waiting period
the seven (7) day period in which an injured worker must be absent from work because of a work-related disability before he/she can receive workers’ compensation disability benefits. Benefits through the first day of disability are retroactive if the injured worker remains disabled through the fourteenth (14) day.