Georgia will give temporary total disability benefits to an employee who is unable to work for more than a week because of an injury. They will pay two-thirds of what the injured party’s weekly earnings before the injury. However, Georgia state law caps that weekly wage at $575 per week. You can keep receiving these benefits until you have healed or for a maximum of 400 weeks.
Georgia also offers temporary partial disabilities, which it awards when you are still able to work but are earning less than you usually do. It amounts to two-thirds of the difference between your usual weekly earnings and your weekly earnings after your injury. State law limits partial disability benefits to $383 each week. You can continue getting partial disability benefits until you have healed or for a maximum of 350 weeks.
