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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to clarify the application of Labor Code section 4656(c)(1) regarding the limit on temporary disability indemnity. The Board determined that Enhanced Industrial Disability Leave (EIDL) payments count towards the two-year/104-week limit on temporary disability, reversing the judge's prior finding. Consequently, the applicant is entitled to additional temporary disability only for the brief period from December 29, 2006, to January 4, 2007.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to clarify the application of Labor Code section 4656(c)(1) regarding the limit on temporary disability indemnity. The Board determined that Enhanced Industrial Disability Leave (EIDL) payments count towards the two-year/104-week limit on temporary disability, reversing the judge's prior finding. Consequently, the applicant is entitled to additional temporary disability only for the brief period from December 29, 2006, to January 4, 2007.
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