Term:	TD, TTD or TDI
Definition:	Temporary Total Disability Indemnity

Term:	Thomas
Definition:	A preeminent case providing that vocational rehabilitation rights cannot be waived unless there is evidence that would be sufficient to defeat a workers' compensation claim of injury on AOE/COE grounds. See also 'AOE/COE'.

Term:	Tort
Definition:	A civil claim, e.g., for negligent operation of a motor vehicle causing a personal injury

Term:	TPA
Definition:	Third Party Administrator - a company or party under contract with an insurance company or employer to administer and/or manage claims.

Term:	TPD
Definition:	Temporary Partial Disability Indemnity

Term:	Treating Physician
Definition:	A physician elected by the injured worker responsible for medical treatment.

Term:	Treating Physician Presumption
Definition:	For injuries occuring after 1/1/94, the medical reports of the physician primarily responsible for managing the treatment of the injured employee have a presumption of correctness on all medical issues, but which may be rebutted by an opinion from a Qualified Medical Examiner or Agreed Medical Examiner.

Term:	Trial
Definition:	A hearing on issues in dispute before a workers' compensation judge.