Tennessee Workers' Compensation

8/20/2009
Andréa Elaine Phelan
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Are you entitled to workers' compensation payments?

If you are injured on the job, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation payments (aka Temporary Total Disability Benefits, or “TTDs”).  In order to qualify for workers’ compensation payments, a doctor approved by your employer or workers' compensation carrier must take you off from work due to a work-related injury. 

TTDs are not paid to an injured employee for the first (7) days of disability. Workers’ compensation payments begin on the 8th day the treating physician takes an injured employee off work. So, beginning on the 8th day, an employee is eligible for one day's benefits, on the 9th day, an employee is eligible for two days' benefits, and so on.  If the employee continues to lose time from work through the 14th day, the (7) day waiting period will be picked up and the employee will be due benefits retroactive to day (1) of the period of time the treating physician has taken an injured employee off work. 

The amount of payment is 66 2/3 of the employee’s average weekly wage for the fifty-two (52) weeks prior to the date of injury.  (Note: There are statutory minimum and maximum amounts for workers’ compensation benefits.)  

If you have been injured on the job and have questions about whether you are entitled to workers' compensation benefits, contact Phillip Miller & Associates at (800) 337-HURT (4878) or (615) 356-2000 for legal advice.   

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