Which date is used to calculate the duration limit for aggregate disability payments?

• A. Commencement of TD
• B. Date of Injury
• C. Date of Disability Onset
• D. Date of Hospitalization

Answer: (A)

The duration limit for aggregate disability payments starts when temporary disability payments commence. In California workers’ comp, the total weeks you can receive wage-replacement benefits under aggregate disability are counted from the date TD begins, not from the date of injury, the date disability first occurs, or the date of hospitalization. The waiting period (often a short initial nonpaid period) influences when TD starts, but the clock for the duration limit runs from that start date. For example, if a worker is injured on a given date but TD payments begin after a 3-day waiting period, the 104-week cap (the typical aggregate TD limit) is counted from the TD start date onward, and would stop once that cap is reached, even if the injury is still ongoing.