A Friday injury with six hours paid triggers the waiting period to begin on which day?

A Friday injury with six hours paid triggers the waiting period to begin on which day?

• A. Friday
• B. Saturday
• C. Sunday
• D. Monday

Answer: (A)

In California workers’ compensation, the waiting period for temporary disability is three calendar days, and any day for which the employee is paid counts toward that waiting period. Because the Friday injury included six hours of pay on that same day, Friday itself is counted as the first day of the waiting period. Therefore the waiting period begins on Friday (Friday, Saturday, Sunday are the three days), and temporary disability benefits would start on Monday if the worker remains disabled. If there had been no pay on the injury day, the waiting period would have started on the next day with earnings or disability.

In California workers’ compensation, the waiting period for temporary disability is three calendar days, and any day for which the employee is paid counts toward that waiting period. Because the Friday injury included six hours of pay on that same day, Friday itself is counted as the first day of the waiting period. Therefore the waiting period begins on Friday (Friday, Saturday, Sunday are the three days), and temporary disability benefits would start on Monday if the worker remains disabled. If there had been no pay on the injury day, the waiting period would have started on the next day with earnings or disability.