1. Recovery period following a work-related injury during which the employee is unable to work and the condition has not stabilized. TD can be overcome by medical treatment or rehabilitation. 2. Schedule of benefits payable for the temporary disability based on the earnings of the injured worker at the time of injury with statutory minimum and maximum rates; temporary compensation (e.g., “TD was paid.”). 3. In a workers’ compensation case, situation when the worker is unable to perform usual duties for a limited period of time but is expected to recover and return to work. A worker with a TD collects TD payments as partial wage replacement during the time period he or she is unable to work.