If your case is accepted, the employer must get knowledge of your status as temporarily disabled before they will issue you benefits. Most insurance companies require you be treating within their Medical Provider Network (MPN) before they will issue you those benefits. However, if your employer did not give you proper notice of the MPN network, according to Knight v UPS, you may treat outside the network and obtain temporary disability benefits.

If your case is denied, you may apply for temporary disability through EDD, the California Employment Development Department. They will assess you eligibility and pay you benefits if they deem you eligible.