Voucher Could be Sole Factor for Payments from $120M Fund

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefQualifying for the Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit voucher may be the only factor to determine whether injured workers in California are eligible for payments from the $120 million fund to augment permanent disability benefits created by Senate Bill 863.Department of Industrial Relations Director Christine Baker reportedly pitched the idea during a stakeholder meeting in Oakland two weeks ago as a way to avoid litigation over who is eligible for payments and how much they would receive.David Lanier, secretary of the Labor and Workforce Development Agenc...