(In effect as of
TABLE 14. WAITING PERIODS
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Compensation retroactive
if
disability continues
Waiting
Period Jurisdiction for period indicated
from date of injury
3 days......
only)....................... 21 days
bility
only)....................... 14 days
(also retro-
active if
person is
hospitalized)
of amputation of a member of the
body, or a part thereof, or when
the injury results in hospitali- 7
days, including
zation of the employee)............ date
of injury
only)........................ None
only)...................... 14 days or more
disability).................... More than 14 days
partial disability .......... in hospital receive
compensation
from
date
of incapacity)
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*See Introduction page.
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open for business.
TABLE 14. WAITING PERIODS (cont.)
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Compensation
retroactive if
disability continues
Waiting
Period Jurisdiction for period indicated
from date of injury
3
days......
(cont.) only)................... 10 days
begins
on fourth
day
after injury
only).......................... More than 14 days
only)....................... More than 8 days
FECA (temporary disability only)... More
than 14 days
LHWCA.............................. More
than 14 days
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4 days .....
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5 days......
(in-patients
in
hospital
receive
compensation
from
date
of incapacity)
days
days,
or 5 or more
cumulative days with-
in
a 20-day period
*Federal
Employees' Compensation Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Act.
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wages, whichever is less.
TABLE 14. WAITING PERIODS (cont.)
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Compensation retroactive
if
disability continues
Waiting
Period Jurisdiction for period indicated
from date of injury 7
days......
partial disability................. 3
consecutive weeks
except
that firemen
receive compensation
from incapacity
from
day of injury
if
death results)
waiting period ap-
plies
only in cases
of
total disability)
scheduled injuries)................ 14
days or more
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TABLE 14. WAITING
PERIODS (cont.)
Compensation retroactive
if
disability continues
Waiting
Period Jurisdiction for period indicated
from date of injury
7 days......
(cont.)
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0
days......
after first full day
of
disability