Voucher Bill Heads to Governor

The California Senate voted on afternoon to send to Gov. Jerry Brown a bill that would make retraining vouchers available to injured workers earlier in the claims process.AB 211 by Assemblyman Gilbert Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, would make available to workers a $6,000 supplemental job displacement voucher when the treating physician determines the injury is permanent and stationary and there will be some degree of permanent disability.Retraining vouchers are available to injured workers when the level of permanent disability is officially determined, a process that can take years and can occur lo...