What is Temporary Total Disability (TTD)? And How Is It Calculated?

When you’re injured on the job, you’re entitled to various workers’ compensation benefits. These benefits help you pay the bills while you recover from an injury.

One of these benefits is called Temporary Total Disability (TTD). In fact, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act states that an injured person who remains off work due to a job-related injury should receive 2/3 of their wages tax-free while they stay at home.

At Shannon Law Group, we can help you receive all of the benefits you are owed. With over 50 years of combined experience, our workers’ compensation attorneys are ready to handle even the most complex cases involving serious injury or death. Contact us today for a free consultation at (312) 578-9501.

Keep reading to learn more about the TTD benefits you may be entitled to.

How is Temporary Total Disability (TTD) Calculated?

As mentioned, TTD benefits compensate the injured worker at 66 2/3 percent of their average weekly wage. To calculate your TTD benefits,  assess your earnings in the 52-week period preceding the date of your injury. This excludes overtime or bonuses. Overtime may be included in the average weekly wage if you were expected to work overtime regularly or if you worked a set number of overtime hours each week in the year prior to your injury.

According to Illinois law, if the injured worker missed five or more calendar days in the year preceding the date of injury, the TTD rate is calculated by dividing total earnings received in the prior year by the number of weeks worked. For example, if you are a carpenter, and only work 40 weeks out of the year due to weather conditions, then your average weekly wage and TTD benefits would be calculated by dividing the earnings in the year preceding your injury by 40.

TTD payments begin on the day the injured worker is unable to work.  The first 3 days are paid if the worker misses 14 calendar days.

In our experience as attorneys who represent injured workers, employers’ worker’s compensation carriers quite often underpay TTD wages, particularly to workers not represented by a lawyer. Anecdotally, we can report that for every injured worker who receives more TTD benefits than they should, there are another 10-20 people who are being underpaid.

Are You Not Receiving the TTD Benefits You Deserve? Contact Our Chicago Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Today

If you feel that you may be underpaid while receiving your workers’ compensation benefits, we can help. You deserve all of the benefits owed to you while you recover from a work injury. Contact Shannon Law Group today for a free consultation. Call us at (312) 578-9501 or fill out the contact form on this page. We’re available 24/7 to take your call. If you leave a message, we’ll respond to you within 1 business day.