You are due 8 hours pay for TAW. It is up to the center on how and who they let use TAW, and from what I have been told, there is only so much TAW that they are allowed to use per center. Once that allowance for TAW is gone for the month or week, they just cut you loose. But once cut loose, then you are actually on workers comp. TAW is not governed by workers comp. It is a UPS policy that attempts to keep some simple injuries from becoming workers comp injuries. That is why any injury that is known you will be out for more than 30 days is not eligible for TAW pay. You just go straight out of work to workers comp.
Liberty pays the milage if it is over 25 miles away from where you live. It might have changed a little.
Here it is you get workers comp after the second week, and then after 21 days they pick up the first two weeks. But it is not unusual for liberty to drag its feet and you not get anything for upwards of two or three months. But believe me, once it is over, they stop the payments on a dime.
As far as the milage, keep it down and you can fax it to them. They dont have a form for it per say, so any documentation you have is good. That includes doctors visits, rehab or therapy, or visits for surgury etc. Be honest. They will check the accuracy of your claims. If not sure, dont claim it. Better to be a few dollars short than fired.
Bottom line on any workers comp is to keep excellent records of everything you do, every one you talk to and the subject of the conversation. Then store all this information in a place you can find it again later should you be reinjured.
Case in point, I broke my foot early one day. I worked on it until almost 9:30 that evening, and finally got to the ER at 11PM. Because of all the damage to the foot because of working on the break, it was two weeks before they could even set the bone.
After about 6 months, there was a knot on the foot that I assumed to be the bone healing. After several years, and the site being the size of a hens egg, and getting so sore I could not stand even a sheet on it, I went to have it removed. Because of the limits on the comp, and my lack of records, teamsters had to pay for it, with about 1200 out of pocket, plus almost 8 weeks of lost wages.
So keep good records. LAck there of can come back to haunt you later. Cause Liberty does keep very good ones, and records just about every converstion you have with them.
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to a cap like 600 or 650 bucks, 1st 7 days paid only after out 21 plus days, and don't forget mileage I got back $75 one time just for the mileage of my therapy, Dr appts, MRIs, etc etc
