If the injury causes temporary total disability, the disability payment is two-thirds of the average weekly earnings during the period of such disability, consideration being given to the ability of the injured employee to compete in an open labor market.
Cal. Lab. Code § 4653
Disability Payments
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case 19 Cal. 4th 1182 - Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (1999)
Most recently applied in Melissa v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. (November 2018)
Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1023.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.