Florida’s workers’ compensation system contains many different types of wage loss benefits. Each is unique in scope and character. They are:
- Temporary total disability (TTD; 440.15(2)): Unable to work prior to maximum medical improvement (MMI)
- Temporary partial disability (TPD; 440.15(4)): Able to work with restrictions
- Impairment benefits (IB): Based on medical impairment rating upon reaching MMI
- Permanent Total Disability (PTD; 440.15(1)): Unable to perform substantial gainful employment after reaching MMI. (See blog.)
- Retraining: While being retrained in a certified program. (440.491) (See blog.)
Other monetary benefits that may be available to injured workers include:
- Unemployment Compensation: Terminated from employment without cause
- Social Security Disability (SSD): Similar to workers’ compensation PTD
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Need-based, depends on income and assets
If you have questions about any of these benefits, contact our office for a free, confidential consultation.
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Jeffrey P. Gale, P.A. is a South Florida based law firm committed to the judicial system and to representing and obtaining justice for individuals – the poor, the injured, the forgotten, the voiceless, the defenseless and the damned, and to protecting the rights of such people from corporate and government oppression. We do not represent government, corporations or large business interests.
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