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you may be entitled to receive in a settlement is determined largely by
your compensation rate. The amount of your average weekly wage

may also include bonuses, food and lodging allowances, automobile
allowances, tips, and other stipends.

§2.6 Temporary Partial Wage Loss (TPD)
Some injuries result in only a partial wage loss. If you are
injured on the job but are only able to return to work part-time, then you
would not be entitled to total wage loss benefits. Rather, you may be

entitled to partial wage loss benefits, which are referred to as temporary
partial disability benefits (TPD). For example, assume you work as a

salesman and sustain an on the job injury that limits your ability to stand
an entire 8-hour shift. However, your doctor says you can only stand 4
hours per day. If you are only able to work 20 hours per week instead of

your normal 40 hours per week, you may be entitled to temporary partial
disability payments. Where an injured worker is entitled to temporary

partial disability benefits, the benefit is two thirds of the difference
between the employee’s average weekly wage before the accident and
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the average weekly wage after the injury. The maximum amount you
are allowed to receive for an injury after July 1, 2019, is $450.00 per
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week. Finally, there is a 350 week cap on TPD, as opposed to the 400
30
week cap on TTD benefits.

28 O.C.G.A. § 34-9-262.
29 O.C.G.A. § 34-9-262.
30 Id.
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