It makes sense to look to the future. After all, perhaps once we are in 2022, all the ancient curses we have been living through these past two years or so will finally be lifted.

Gregory Grinberg

So, one thing to bear in mind as the year winds down is temporary disability rates.  That’s right — the maximum rate for TD is going up.

Effective Jan. 1, 2022, the minimum TD rate will go from $203.44 to $230.95, and the maximum TD rate will go from $1,356.31 to $1,539.71. 

If you have a file with either minimum or maximum TD rate being paid right now, you may want to review it for an increase.

Friendly reminder that an increase in the maximum TD rate is not necessary if payment is made within two years of the date of injury. 

So, I urged you to calendar late December to make sure you have scheduled increases in TD rates for all your files that need them.

Gregory Grinberg is managing partner of Gale, Sutow & Associates’ S.F. Bay South office and a certified specialist in workers’ compensation law. This post is reprinted with permission from Grinberg’s WCDefenseCA blog.