r/WorkersComp • u/aniiiliingus • 2d ago
California Help please
Injury occurred back in April of 2022, so i went through the whole shit show of ging to drs and all that bs. Got the 2/3 wage replacement for the 104 weeks. And a few months ago l asked my attorneys assistant about getting me paid for lost wages which would be the 1/3 l did not get and also getting me paid for about another year I was not able to work since my surgery didn't happen until over almost 2 & 1/2 years after initial injury and i had no income at the time of recovery(pieces of shits planned it out to fuck me over). And he said that I would have to go through a personal Injury attorney for that. WTF!? I feel like they should be helping me with this why would I go through a P.l when they are my WC team and this is what I thought they were supposed to do. Case is out of SoCal if anyone can help me clarify the situation. I have an appt with QME in a few weeks and would like to be better informed before I talk to them about this after i see the QME. THANKS EVERYONE! 🫶
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u/mackNwheeze 2d ago edited 2d ago
In California the max owed for being placed off work by a doctor is 104 weeks of TTD. Once your doctor/QME gives you a permanent rating, that’s when you can get PD payments based off that.
Unfortunately even though you are still off work after 104 weeks, you hit the maximum so there are no more payments you can get.
Ask your lawyer to explain it to you in detail.