DWC Proposes Changes to Voucher, Vocational Counselor Rules

The California Division of Workers' Compensation proposed changes to its Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit rules that it said will make the voucher program more efficient, improve management of the list of approved vocational counselors and safeguard against fraud. Most of the proposed changes would revise requirements for vocational and return-to-work counselors, defined as people or entities capable of assisting those with disabilities in developing a strategy to return to employment. The rules would update educational requirements, create a process for removing people from the list...