By Jim Sams, Senior EditorClaims administrators are skeptical about whether the expanded vocational rehabilitation benefits offered through the latest California reform bill will prompt a surge of retraining among disabled workers, but they are pretty confident that at least $1,500 of each $6,000 voucher will be spent.Senate Bill 863 requires employers and carriers to reimburse or advance injured workers who are issued Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit (SJDB) vouchers at least $500 for "miscellaneous" expenses "without need for itemized documentation or accounting." The bill also entitles ...
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