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Glossary

Plain-English workers compensation glossary for benefits, medical, settlement, and hearing terms.

Use terms in context

Glossary pages explain words that may appear in notices, medical reports, settlement papers, hearing orders, or attorney fee agreements.

Before you rely on a page

  • Find the term in your own document.
  • Ask what the term changes in your claim.
  • Check whether the term has a state-specific meaning.
  • Keep the full document, not only the term.

Useful starting points

TopicOpen
TTD/glossary/ttd/
MMI/glossary/mmi/
IME/glossary/ime/
Impairment rating/glossary/impairment-rating/

When time is short

If a notice gives a deadline or hearing date, verify the next step through an official agency or licensed attorney before waiting for more reading.