If Troy was out of work for 23 days, how many days is he eligible to receive for disability benefits under Workers' Comp?

In the context of Workers' Compensation in Florida, the eligibility for disability benefits is generally tied to the duration of the disability and how it relates to the waiting period before benefits begin.

For most circumstances, an employee must be out of work for a certain number of days to qualify for benefits. In Florida, this waiting period is typically seven days. After this waiting period, benefits can start for any days thereafter that the employee is unable to work due to their work-related injury.

Since Troy was out of work for 23 days, this period exceeds the waiting period. Benefits would begin after the first seven days, meaning he would be eligible to receive benefits for the remaining 16 days of his absence. However, in the context of this question, the phrasing intends to focus more on the workdays taken into account.

Given the full period of absence, including the waiting days and the total disability days comes to 23 days, this aligns with Troy's total number of days out of work. Therefore, the correct understanding here is that he is recognized as having been out for that entire length of time, making him eligible for benefits for all 23 days of his absence.

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