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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case clarifies the commencement date for temporary disability payments under Labor Code section 4656(c)(1). The Board amended a prior order, ruling that the commencement date is the date the first payment is actually issued, not the date the disability is first owed. Consequently, the employer's liability for temporary disability is limited to 104 weeks within two years from the actual payment date of June 2, 2005.
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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case clarifies the commencement date for temporary disability payments under Labor Code section 4656(c)(1). The Board amended a prior order, ruling that the commencement date is the date the first payment is actually issued, not the date the disability is first owed. Consequently, the employer's liability for temporary disability is limited to 104 weeks within two years from the actual payment date of June 2, 2005.
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