What happens if a payment is made two years after the date of injury?

What happens if a payment is made two years after the date of injury?

• A. Interest is added
• B. No payment is made
• C. Penalties apply
• D. Backdated benefits

Answer: (B)

The question tests how California workers’ compensation time limits work. In California, benefits must be claimed within the statutorily prescribed period after an injury. If no timely claim is made (for example, two years have passed without a proper claim or request for benefits), the right to receive those benefits is typically barred, so no payment is owed. So, when a payment would be due only after a long delay and no timely claim exists, there isn’t an obligation to pay, which is why the answer is that no payment is made. If a claim had been filed on time, late payments could trigger penalties, or benefits could be backdated, but those consequences don’t apply once the claim is time-barred.

The question tests how California workers’ compensation time limits work. In California, benefits must be claimed within the statutorily prescribed period after an injury. If no timely claim is made (for example, two years have passed without a proper claim or request for benefits), the right to receive those benefits is typically barred, so no payment is owed.

So, when a payment would be due only after a long delay and no timely claim exists, there isn’t an obligation to pay, which is why the answer is that no payment is made. If a claim had been filed on time, late payments could trigger penalties, or benefits could be backdated, but those consequences don’t apply once the claim is time-barred.