An EE has an injury at 3pm on Friday afternoon. She is only paid for six hours. When does the waiting period begin?

An EE has an injury at 3pm on Friday afternoon. She is only paid for six hours. When does the waiting period begin?

• A. Friday
• B. Saturday
• C. Sunday
• D. Monday

Answer: (A)

The waiting period starts on the date of injury, counted in calendar days. In California, temporary disability benefits begin after a three-day waiting period, and those days are counted from the day the injury occurs, not from the first day you’re completely off work. Since the injury happened Friday at 3 pm, Friday is day one of the waiting period. The three days would be Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and benefits would begin on Monday if the worker remains disabled. The fact she was paid for six hours on Friday doesn’t change when the waiting period starts.

The waiting period starts on the date of injury, counted in calendar days. In California, temporary disability benefits begin after a three-day waiting period, and those days are counted from the day the injury occurs, not from the first day you’re completely off work.

Since the injury happened Friday at 3 pm, Friday is day one of the waiting period. The three days would be Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and benefits would begin on Monday if the worker remains disabled. The fact she was paid for six hours on Friday doesn’t change when the waiting period starts.