Minnesota workers' comp glossary
TTD (Temporary Total Disability)
Weekly wage-loss benefits paid while a work injury temporarily keeps a Minnesota worker from working at all: two-thirds of AWW, capped, for up to 130 weeks for recent injuries.
Temporary total disability is the standard "off work" check. While a work injury keeps you from working entirely, Minn. Stat. § 176.101 pays two-thirds of your average weekly wage, subject to the statutory maximum (108% of SAWW for recent injuries) and minimum.
TTD ends at defined off-ramps: return to work, 90 days after written notice of maximum medical improvement, withdrawal from the labor market, refusal of a suitable job offer, and a week cap that follows the date of injury: 130 weeks on or after October 1, 2008, and 104 weeks from October 1, 1995 through September 30, 2008 (retraining can extend eligibility). Job-search and cooperation requirements apply once you have some work ability.
The two most common TTD problems are quiet ones: a rate built on a low AWW, and gaps around the waiting period or return-to-work attempts. Both are checkable against your own records in minutes.
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General information, not legal advice. Reviewed by Daniel C. Swenson, Minnesota workers' compensation attorney, Robert Wilson & Associates.