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Special Report: Understanding the Impact of California Minimum Wage Changes on Temporary Disability Rates

Posted by:  Sure S. Log
Topics: Temporary Disability average weekly wage average weekly earnings AWE AWW earning capacity minimum wage

Effective April 1, 2024, the minimum wage for many California fast-food workers increased from $16 to $20 an hour. The changes were brought by Assembly Bill (AB) 1228, which was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 28, 2023. AB 1228 added Labor Code § 1474, § 1475 and § 1476.[1]

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Liability for Temporary Disability When Employee Refuses Work

Posted by:  Sure S. Log
Topics: FEHA Work restrictions Temporary Disability Modified Work Interactive Process

Temporary disability (TD) benefits serve as wage replacement during the period an injured worker is healing from an industrial injury. An employer's obligation to pay TD benefits ceases when such replacement income is no longer needed. The obligation to pay TD benefits ends when the worker returns to work, is deemed able to return to work or when the worker's condition achieves permanent and stationary status.

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