An IW with dependents is incarcerated for an unrelated offense. TD otherwise due is:

• A. Paid to the EE.
• B. No TD is payable.
• C. Paid to the EE's dependents.
• D. Paid to the State Treasury to the credit of the Uninsured Employer's Fund.

Answer: (A)

Temporary disability benefits are wage-replacement owed to the injured worker, not to dependents or to any fund. Even though the worker has dependents and is incarcerated for an unrelated offense, the entitlement to TD arises from the injury and the employee’s inability to work, so the benefit is paid to the employee themselves. Incarceration does not shift TD to dependents or to the state; TD is not diverted to a fund in this scenario. The other options describe situations that don’t apply to how TD is paid.