Supreme Court Won't Review Ruling on Statutory Cap for TTD Benefits

The California Supreme Court will not disturb a decision from the 4th District Court of Appeal that said there is an absolute five-year statutory cap on the duration of temporary disability benefits. Labor Code Section 4656 states that temporary disability benefits “shall not extend for more than 104 compensable weeks within a period of five years from the date of injury” for all injuries occurring on or after Jan. 1, 2008. The 4th DCA said the language simultaneously authorizes a maximum award 104 weeks of temporary disability payments to a worker who suffers an injury on o...