What Is MMI (Maximum Medical Improvement)?
MMI means your work injury has stabilized. Here is what that medical milestone means—and what it does not mean—for California workers.
Employment Litigation
Commentary on employment lawsuits, trials, settlements, dispute resolution, and related issues California workers face—including return-to-work problems after a work injury.
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Why Does MMI Cause Temporary Disability (TD) to Stop?
Temporary disability pays during healing. Once you reach MMI, that temporary period ends—here is why the law treats those stages differently.
Why Is My Temporary Disability (TD) Stopping?
TD checks do not last forever. Here are the most common reasons California temporary disability stops—and how to tell a routine cutoff from a fightable one.