TEMPORARY DISABILITY

TEMPORARY DISABILITY: work-related injury or disease that prevents an employee from working for a period of time, or that limits an employee to light duty for a period of time only.

In terms of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (“COIDA”), the Compensation Fund (“Fund”) provides compensation to employees who become disabled due to work-related injuries or due to contracting a disease in the course of their work.